Georgescu upended Romania’s political landscape last November when he ran as an independent and unexpectedly surged to frontrunner in the first round of the presidential election.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Calin Georgescu, the controversial populist whose bid for Romania's presidency last year resulted in the annulment of an election in the European Union and NATO member ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Calin Georgescu, the controversial populist whose bid for Romania’s presidency last year resulted in the annulment of an election in the European Union and NATO ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Calin Georgescu, the controversial populist whose bid for Romania’s presidency last year resulted in the annulment of an election in the European Union and NATO ...

Romanian populist Calin Georgescu retires from politics after being barred from the presidential election rerun amid allegations of Russian interference.