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Romanian prosecutors on Tuesday indicted right-wing former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu on six charges, including complicity to undermine the constitutional order, spreading false information and founding an anti-Semitic organisation. …

Prosecutor general Alex Florenta told a press conference that Georgescu had also been “the beneficiary of Russia’s hybrid war actions,” which included cyberattacks on key institutions, disinformation campaigns and aggressive promotion on social media, much of it generated with artificial intelligence

Georgescu, a populist politician known for his NATO-sceptic and pro-Russian views, was charged in February and faces ten to 20 years in prison if found guilty.

According to prosecutors, Potra, a dual Romanian–French national, planned to incite unrest and overthrow the government after the 2024 presidential election was cancelled. At that time, he allegedly travelled armed to Bucharest to stir up rallies in support of Georgescu. Media reports described him as leading a criminal, paramilitary organisation with ties to the far-right. He has since fled Romania and remains at large.

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