Romania: C?lin Georgescu supporters rally in Bucharest demanding (…)

January 10, 2025

C?lin Georgescu supporters rally in Bucharest demanding presidential election rerun
Jan 10, 2025

C?lin Georgescu supporters rally in Bucharest demanding presidential election rerun.

Supporters of former presidential candidate C?lin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the 2024 presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was (…)

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