March 9, 2025, 2:22 p.m.
(Kalin Georgescu. Photo: Digi24)
Romania's Constitutional Court has dismissed complaints filed against the candidacy of Kelin Georgescu in the 2025 presidential election.
The Central Election Commission also rejected the appeal of an independent candidate, Digi24 reports.
The judges considered two complaints filed against Georgescu's candidacy last Friday, as well as a separate complaint from another independent candidate who was not allowed to run by the Central Election Commission.
This means that Kelin Georgescu will be able to run for the presidency of Romania again.
Earlier, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigned from his post ahead of a plan by far-right opposition parliamentary parties to impeach him. Prior to that, Romania's Supreme Court said that Iohannis, whose second and final term expired on December 21, should remain in office until his replacement is elected, after he canceled the presidential election due to suspected Russian interference.
On December 9, 2024, investigators seized seven million dollars from Bogdan Peschir, who financed the TikTok campaign of Calin Georgescu, after an all-night search of his residence in Brasov.
Romania's Supreme National Defense Council released declassified intelligence. They claim that Kelin Georgescu benefited from a coordinated social media campaign, most likely organized by a state actor.
Earlier, the Constitutional Court of Romania on Friday decided to cancel the results of the first round of the presidential election held on December 1. The winner of the first round, Kelin Georgescu, criticized the court's decision, calling it a coup d'etat.
In late November, the Romanian Central Election Bureau began a court-ordered recount of all ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election, following accusations that the winner, Kelin Georgescu, had illegally used tiktok to boost his campaign.
Кирило Бойко