A far-right populist who won the first round in Romania’s canceled presidential election last year was stopped in traffic by police on Wednesday and taken for questioning

FILE - Calin Georgescu, the winner of Romania's first round of presidential election, annulled by the Constitutional Court, uses crutches walking between supporters gathered for a protest outside the Romanian parliament in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

Romanian prosecutors summoned the frontrunner in last year's cancelled presidential election, far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, for questioning on Wednesday as part of their wider investigation into the vote,

Calin Georgescu, who won the first round of Romania’s canceled presidential race, has been questioned by prosecutors, his team says.