Populist Romanian politician Calin Georgescu questioned by prosecutors

Calin Georgescu won the first round of the annulled presidential election (AP)

A far-right populist who won the first round in Romania’s cancelled presidential election last year was stopped in traffic by police and taken for questioning by prosecutors, his communication team said.

“Calin Georgescu was about to submit his new candidacy for the presidency,” his team said on Facebook on Wednesday.