Romanian Pro-Russian Ex-Presidential Frontrunner to Face Trial

Romania’s far-right former presidential frontrunner Calin Georgescu, whose shock victory in last year’s first-found ballot triggered a months-long political crisis, was sent to trial by prosecutors.

Georgescu is accused of promoting fascist and xenophobic views over the past five years, according to a statement on the prosecutor general’s website on Wednesday. If found guilty by the court, he may be stripped of the right to run for public office and face a prison sentence.