He shook Romania's political landscape in November when he secured the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister. Calin Georgescu,

Calin Georgescu, a far-right populist, was detained by Romanian police amid renewed controversies surrounding his presidential candidacy. Despite allegations of electoral misconduct, Georgescu is rallying supporters,

FILE - Calin Georgescu, the winner of Romania's first round of presidential election, annulled by the Constitutional Court, uses crutches walking between supporters gathered for a protest outside the Romanian parliament in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.