00:00Romania's Central Electoral Committee has suspended the application by ultranationalist
00:07presidential candidate Kalin Djorgescu to run in the upcoming elections on Sunday.
00:12The suspension sparked condemnation and triggered protests in the capital, Bucharest.
00:18Djorgescu's supporters clashed with police in front of the committee's headquarters.
00:22One gendarme was injured in the scuffles.
00:25The committee examined documents filed by Djorgescu but did not approve one related
00:29to his campaign funding, noting that it was missing a required signature.
00:34The far-right candidate slammed the decision, calling it a direct blow to the heart of democracy
00:38before labelling Europe as a dictatorship.
00:42One of his advisers announced on Monday that he will challenge the election authority.
00:46The Constitutional Court should rule on Djorgescu's appeal by Wednesday.
00:51The committee defended its decision in a three-page document and accused Djorgescu of not displaying
00:56values the presidential office requires.
00:59Djorgescu, dubbed the TikTok messiah, came out on top in the first round of Romania's
01:04presidential elections in December.
01:07The Constitutional Court annulled the vote following the declassification of intelligence
01:11reports showing Russian meddling in influencing voters.
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