Overview

• Georgescu declared in a Facebook video that he is ending his active political participation and will remain a neutral observer
• The Constitutional Court had blocked his presidential bid after he won the most votes in the annulled November 2024 election
• The Romanian Public Prosecutor’s Office has widened investigations into his alleged fascist propaganda and irregular campaign financing
• Right-wing AUR leader George Simion, who had portrayed Georgescu as a mentor, lost the May 18 runoff to liberal conservative Nicusor Dan
• Dan’s inauguration yesterday signaled a pivot toward pro-European governance following months of election integrity concerns