Chaos broke out in Romania's capital Sunday evening as incensed supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body's decision to reject his candidacy in a presidential election redo.

Romania's central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May's presidential election re-run, a decision likely to deepen a constitutional crisis in the European Union and NATO member. Ryan Chang reports.

Georgescu's bid for the Romanian presidency was suspended over documentation issues related to campaign funding, prompting him to condemn the decision as undemocratic. View on euronews