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Calin Georgescu, the winner of the first round of last year's annulled election, arrives at a prosecutor's office in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Calin Georgescu, front-runner in Romania’s canceled election, announces his withdrawal from politics

By Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

Presidential candidate George Simion casts his vote next to his wife Ilinca in the second round of the country's presidential election redo in Mogosoaia, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romanians vote in a tense presidential runoff that pits nationalist against pro-EU centrist

By Stephen McGrath and Justin Spike - Associated Press

A man exits a voting booth before casting his vote in the first round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Romanians cast votes in presidential rerun after voided election sparked deep political crisis

By Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

FILE - A man records video of Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate for president who won the first round of presidential elections, speaking to media outside a closed voting station after Romania's Constitutional Court annulled the first round of presidential elections, in Mogosoaia, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Romanians confront a deluge of online disinformation ahead of a presidential election rerun

By Stephen McGrath and Nicolae Dumitrache - Associated Press

Calin Georgescu, the winner of the first round of presidential elections, later annulled by the Constitutional Court, speaks to media after registering his new bid for the country's presidency outside Romania's Electoral Authority, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Romanian election body rejects candidacy of far-right populist Calin Georgescu in presidential rerun

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People hold pictures of Calin Georgescu, the winner of the first round of presidential elections, later annulled by the Constitutional Court, during a protest outside the government headquarters, joined by tens of thousands, calling for the resignation of the country's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu of in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Thousands of anti-government protesters hold rally ahead of Romania’s election rerun

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Calin Georgescu, the winner of Romania's first round of presidential election, annulled by the Constitutional Court, waves to supporters gathered for a protest outside the Romanian parliament in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre, File)

Populist Romanian politician Calin Georgescu is questioned by prosecutors

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Protesters walk holding Romanian flags during a rally organized by the right wing Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR), calling for free elections after Romania' s Constitutional Court annulled the first round of presidential elections last December, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tens of thousands protest in Romania’s capital against annulled presidential race

By Stephen McGrath and Andreea Alexandru - Associated Press

People wave Romanian and European Union flags during a pro-European rally ahead of the country's Dec. 8 runoff presidential elections in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

The European Union demands TikTok’s response to Romanian files suggesting Moscow’s role in vote

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press

Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, speaks after an interview with the Associated Press in Izvorani, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

European Union orders TikTok to preserve data related to Romanian election

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press

Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate for president who came first after the first round of presidential election, holds ballot papers before casting his vote in the country's parliamentary election in Mogosoaia, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers

By Kelvin Chan and Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate for president who came first after the first round of presidential election, speaks to media after casting his vote in the country's parliamentary election in Mogosoaia, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romanians vote in parliamentary election as turmoil in presidential race grips the nation

By Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

A woman shouts holding an altered version of a classic painting, depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for Romanian presidency who won the first round of elections making it to the Dec. 8, runoff in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, File)

Romania’s parliamentary vote risks being overshadowed by presidential race chaos

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A gavel sits on the judges' table at the Constitutional Court in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Romanian court orders recount of the 1st round of the presidential vote, won by a far-right outsider

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Calin Georgescu, running as an independent candidate for president, speaks to media after registering his bid in the country's presidential elections, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Romania in shock after far-right populist enters presidential election’s runoff with most votes

By Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

UN investigator says medical waste risks ignored

By JOHN HEILPRIN - Associated Press