Prosecutors in Romania have called for far-right politician Calin Georgescu to stand trial, accusing the once-presidential hopeful of attempting to instigate violence after the country initially cancelled its presidential elections in December.

Georgescu, a strong critic of NATO, initially topped the first round of presidential elections. However, Romania’s top court ultimately cancelled the elections, accusing Russia of meddling in the electoral process. Moscow has denied the accusations.

Georgescu, 63, and Horatiu Potra, a mercenary who had previously worked as a military contractor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), are alleged to have secretly met at an equestrian centre and discussed a plan to attack the capital Bucharest.

They said Potra then allegedly led a team of 20

See Full Page