US Rattles Romania With Call to Let Far-Right Candidate Run
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Romanian authorities are struggling under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration to ensure that a far-right candidate’s campaign for the country’s presidency can proceed unhindered into an election in May.
US officials in private meetings with Romanian counterparts in recent days have focused almost exclusively on the vote, warning them not to block the campaign of Calin Georgescu, a Trump champion who has denounced NATO and praised Vladimir Putin, according to people familiar with the discussions who declined to be identified.