Romanian prosecutors on Friday called for the temporary arrest of a mercenary who stashed illegal weapons and cash at home and 20 other people with links to the far-right frontrunner in last year's canceled presidential election pending an investigation.

Crin Antonescu, a Romanian presidential candidate nominated by the parties of the Romanian government coalition, has said that he opposes sending Romanian troops to Ukraine. Source: Antonescu on Facebook,

Romanian prosecutors launched a criminal investigation on Wednesday against a far-right populist who won the first round in a canceled presidential election last year, accusing him of election campaign funding abuses,

Calin Georgescu, a far-right presidential candidate in Romania, has been taken in for questioning by police as part of an investigation into his campaign, which last year prompted the country’s constitutional court to cancel an election.

Romanian far-right politician Calin Georgescu has been taken in by police for questioning as part of an investigation surrounding last November's presidential election, which was annulled by the Constitutional Court after he won the first round of voting.

Romania’s far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu was charged in an investigation into his electoral campaign as tensions mount over whether his bid to become head of state will move forward.