Romanian pro-Russian former presidential frontrunner under investigation for fraud

Romanian prosecutors said on Monday they were investigating Calin Georgescu the pro-Russian former frontrunner in the countrys 2024 canceled presidential election in a 11 million 126 million fraud scheme The European Union and NATO state canceled its presidential election in December 2024 on account of suspected Russian interference in favour of Georgescu a strong critic of NATO Brussels and Western support for Ukraine Moscow denied the accusations of meddling in the election