Romanian Nationalist MPs Begin Parliamentary Strike Over Georgescu's Election Expulsion
Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,
Nationalist MPs in Romania have launched a parliamentary strike in protest against the disqualification of frontrunner Călin Georgescu from the upcoming May presidential elections.
The move, led by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), comes amid growing political unrest and public outcry over what critics are calling an attack on democracy.
George Simion, President of AUR, announced the strike on social media, declaring that all AUR MPs would cease attending parliamentary meetings.
“Starting today, all AUR MPs will go on parliamentary strike. They will no longer attend plenary or committee meetings. State institutions have committed an unimaginable abuse against Călin Georgescu. We stand by his side!” Simion wrote.
🇷🇴Starting today, all @partidulaur MPs will go on parliamentary strike.
They will no longer attend plenary or committee meetings.State institutions have committed an unimaginable abuse against Călin #Georgescu (@CG_Romania).
We stand by his side!
Only with him we will✌️!— 🇷🇴 George Simion 🇲🇩 (@georgesimion) March 12, 2025
The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) rejected Georgescu’s candidacy on Sunday evening with a 10-4 vote. The decision, met with immediate backlash, triggered widespread protests and sharp international criticism.
Following the announcement, demonstrators gathered outside BEC headquarters in Bucharest, waving national flags and chanting for a “revolution.” Some protesters clashed with police, leading to the use of tear gas as authorities attempted to disperse the crowd.
Georgescu appealed the BEC ruling to the Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR), but the court upheld the decision on Tuesday, barring him from running in the election. The ruling is final and binding, eliminating the frontrunner from the race.
Simion, who also serves as vice president of the European Conservatives and Reformist group in the European Parliament, denounced the decision as politically motivated.
“It was rejected without any reason. All the papers were in good order. We live in a dictatorship. Please help us. Please be on our side to restore democracy in Romania,” Simion pleaded.
“The Deep State wants to ban real opposition, rig the elections, and stay in power at any cost. But we are not afraid! We will fight until our country is free from corruption, censorship and political persecution,” he added on Tuesday.
Following the court ruling, Georgescu lamented the demise of democracy in his country.
“Today, the masters have decided: no equality, no liberty, no fraternity for Romanians,” Georgescu wrote on X. “Long live France and Brussels, long live their colony named Romania.
“While America is becoming great again, Europe and Romania have become petty, corrupt and under dictatorship,” he added.
Nationalists are now understood to be preparing a replacement candidate for the presidential elections and have until March 19 to file papers.
The first round re-run is scheduled for May 4, with a run-off set for May 18.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 03/13/2025 – 03:30