BUCHAREST, March 8. /TASS/. The Romanian Constitutional Court said it rejected motions to void the registration of Calin Georgescu as a candidate in the May 4 presidential election.
"At a March 8, 2025 session, the Constitutional Court considered four protests within the scope of its powers in connection with the observance of the procedure for the election of the Romanian president," the court said in a statement. "After deliberation, the Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the formulated protests as unfounded, as they do not meet the procedural conditions that are enshrined in law."
That means the court allowed Georgescu to run for president of Romania in the May 4 elections. His candidacy must, however, also be approved by the Central Electoral Bureau.
Two of the four rejected motions concerned Georgescu, and two others sought registration of another candidate.
Romania's former independent presidential candidate, Georgescu on Friday formally registered for the election after the outcome of the previous vote was cancelled. The Prosecutor General's Office opened a criminal case against him and brought six charges, the main one being inciting action against the constitutional order.
Georgescu won the previous vote, which was held on November 24, 2024. On December 6, the Constitutional Court voided the election outcome and ordered a new vote. This decision took place after the Romanian intelligence service declassified documents revealing, among other things, that Georgescu had illegally financed his campaign. The government took the ruling under advisement and set the elections for May 4.