Posted on 03/09/2025 1:10:47 PM PDT by McGruff
Romania’s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election re-run.
The rejection of his candidacy, which was condemned by far-right party leaders as undemocratic, can be challenged at the constitutional court.
Members of US President Donald Trump’s administration called Romania’s canceled election an example of European governments suppressing freedom of speech and political opponents.
Tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk called the election authority’s decision “crazy” on his social media platform X.
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It’s just coming to light now but this stuff has been going on for years.
“Far-right, pro-Russian”. Hmmmm. The IC talking points were handed down to the mockingbird media, I see.
I guess if they say you’re pro Russian then “democracy” is fine not having free elections.
What evidence is there Georgescu is pro-Russian rather than a Romanian first candidate that doesn’t want his country enslaved by NATO and globalists?
Exactly.
This sounds more like communism than democracy to me...
“You will vote whom we allow you to vote for, Comrade”
If you idea of defending democracy is to prohibit your country from changing its damaging policies by voting you are asking for bigger problems.
They say that about all populist-nationalist politicians. Russia is their favorite bogeyman.
The U.S. military has units in Romania. Are Americans now backing the Romanian dictatorship?
The U.S. military needs to stay the hell out of foreign countries !
Period !
Nicolae Ceaușescu would be proud.
Another great thing Trump has done is make London-Brussels-Davos globohomo statism come out from the shadows - just like he did with their allies, the US intel-deep state.
Democracy is citizens being allowed to vote for whoever they want...not the state only allowing you to vote for the state chosen
That the fake democracy of every dictator
I’m old enough to remember when being pro-Russian meant being far-left.
This is a big propaganda win for Putin, who can claim that the EU are big phonies when it comes to Democracy.
We need to GTF out of Europe altogether.
Let them crush freedom and hate us without our help.
So....far right(?)=pro putin?
Yes,
The left is all for democracy as long as their folks win.
They are for free speech, as long as only their voice is heard.
They believe in civil rights, as long as it’s only a leftist caused being protested.
Thanks to USAID! Another destroyed Western government! All Americans should be so proud!
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