Right-Wingers Clash with Police After Romania Bars Populist Calin Georgescu from Polls
Right-Wingers Clash with Police After Romania Bars Populist Calin Georgescu from Polls
Supporters of Calin Georgescu threw stones and bottles at riot police in Bucharest after the Central Election Bureau voted to bar the right-wing, pro-Russian candidate from competing in upcoming presidential polls.
The Central Election Bureau voted 10-4 to bar Georgescu, saying his candidacy did not meet the legal requirements and that he had “violated the very obligation to defend democracy”.
Georgescu condemned the decision as a “direct blow to the heart of democracy worldwide”. He now has 24 hours from Sunday’s ruling to file an official appeal with Romania’s Constitutional Court, which is expected to issue a decision on Wednesday at the latest.
Good work Romania. Fuck the extreme-right and or Russian propaganda BS.
It’s just a matter of time before neoliberals will cancel an election where a socialist wins. I’m terrified that people jump with glee as a response to this. You’re only allowed to vote because you voted in a way that didn’t disturb things too much. I’d rather have far right win and prove again that they are incapable of running a country. The only thing we need to save are institutions and neoliberals right now are tearing them down faster than they are ruining economy.
You rather have millions of people suffer and die than to acknowledge the paradox of tolerance?
I’d rather eat shit now rather than delay it and make it even worse. This doesn’t solve anything, it’s just pretending things are fine.
I would agree with you if it was not the fact that the right are very intolerant and hateful people meaning more people would suffer. This is not like politics from 20 years ago where it was a minor policy difference separating the parties, the right are actively working to remove rights from people.
So, essentially, you don’t want democracy anymore because results are way too different from what you expect. Precisely what I was talking about.
I agree. Annul an election if you suspect interference, sure, but banning a candidate is downright undemocratic. It won't even achieve their goal because it'll give him and whoever he chooses to run instead of him a ton of extra publicity+popularity anyway.
Given that the nature of the interference in favour of Georgescu was an influence campaign, surely letting him run is just letting the interference happen? The effects of it don't disappear just because you do a second vote