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Far-right Romania candidate loses appeal against vote ban

(ANSA-AFP) - BUCHAREST, MAR 11 - Romanian far-right politician Calin Georgescu on Tuesday lost his appeal against a decision barring him from standing in the country's presidential election re-run, as hundreds gathered in his support outside the court. The constitutional court rejected Georgescu's appeal, several Romanian media reported, as George Simion, who leads the far-right AUR party, accused the court of "mocking the Romanian people" and "attacking our democracy and our essential rights and freedoms". (ANSA-AFP).