Right-wing populist Georgescu won the first election round, but the results were canceled, he was arrested, and is not allowed to run in the 'do-over'

This is a travesty and I'm glad to see you've identified it as a problem. Totalitarianism can rear its ugly head at any time. And from some folks you'd never expect. Yet here we are.

People like to focus on the fact this particular candidate is pretty far right. But the simple fact is it doesn't matter, left or right if you are not pro NATO and pro EU which has become the civilian backdoor for NATO than the powers that be are not above rigging elections.

Don't forget the very first job the CIA did as a new agency was rigging Italian elections.

3 letters. CIA.