Romanians on the march after arrest of presidential favourite

Calin Georgescu is the frontrunner in the May vote, but he has not yet been able to register as a candidate.

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Calin Georgescu was picked up on his way to register as a candidate, and he was later charged with attempting to overthrow the constitutional order, as well as membership of a neo-fascist organisation.

"Georgescu's mentality is the same as the mentality of Trump," said Lavinia approvingly, as she steered her three-year-old daughter's pushchair through a sea of Romanian tricolour flags.

"He will listen to our opinion, just as we listen to him. We came here today for freedom, and democracy."

On the day of Georgescu's arrest came an unexpected twist.

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