Romanian Far-Right Leader Simion Cleared for Presidency Run
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The leader of Romania’s largest far-right party will be allowed to take part in May’s presidential election after the previous frontrunner, whom he backed, was barred from the race.
The country’s electoral bureau on Saturday cleared the candidacy of George Simion, head of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, or AUR. Simion will need to wait for a final approval from the Constitutional Court after his candidacy was challenged on Saturday.