Georgescu to appeal against decision to bar him from Romania’s election rerun

Calin Georgescu speaking to the media after registering his new bid for the country’s presidency (Andreea Alexandru/AP)

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu, who was barred from running in the country’s presidential election redo, will appeal against the electoral body’s decision to a top court on Monday.

He won the first round of last year’s race before a top court annulled the election.