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.

A far-right populist who won the first round in Romania’s canceled presidential election last year has been stopped in traffic by police and taken in for questioning by prosecutors.

Members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration have sharply criticised Romania for annulling its election. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the cancellation meant Romania does not share American values, while billionaire Elon Musk labelled the chief judge of the top court that annulled the vote a "tyrant".