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.

Former Romanian pro-Russian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was arrested on Wednesday, 26 February, and taken to the Prosecutor General's Office for interrogation regarding his campaign financing.

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

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,