Romanian ultranationalist politician and 2024 presidential election candidate Călin Georgescu was picked up by police officers from a traffic stop on Wednesday and taken to the Prosecutor General's Office.

Calin Georgescu, who won the first round of Romania’s canceled presidential race, has been questioned by prosecutors, his team says.

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

The messages posted by Elon Musk on various social networks in support of the Romanian isolationist politician Calin Georgescu "is a form of interference with the country's domestic politics," Romanian foreign minister Emil Hurezeanu said,

Romanian prosecutors summoned the frontrunner in last year's cancelled presidential election, far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, for questioning on Wednesday as part of their wider investigation into the vote,