🇷🇴 The man Romania elected to be their President was arrested, and now his wife, mother of two kids, is fighting for her husband’s release. Less than 2 years ago, Călin Georgescu won the Romanian Presidential election by a wide margin, with zero marketing, no backing by the establishment, just the popular vote of the Romanian vote. The establishment went into crisis mode, trying to figure out what to do next. Their solution? They cancelled the entire election, barred him from running again, created what looks like bogus charges against him, and jailed him. This is in ROMANIA, a member of the EU that considers itself a democracy To give you an idea of who Călin is, the first interview we did together was in his small living room, which is connected to his kitchen. No fancy palace, no security, just a humble family home with his wife and 2 young kids. The second time I interviewed Călin was remotely when he was first arrested. He warned me back then that the establishment will keep going after him until he’s in jail, and he was right. It’s the same playbook playing over and over again. ‘They’ did the same thing to Trump, they failed. ‘They’ did it to President Bolsonaro, and it is failing as we speak. And now ‘they’ are doing it to Călin Georgescu. And if the world does nothing, ‘they’ will keep doing it. As former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton blatantly said in an interview: “We did it in Romania, and we will obviously have to do it if it is necessary in Germany.” The Fmr EU Commissioner blatantly telling the world that the same thing they did in Romania they will repeat in other EU countries. I spoke with Cristela Georgescu about the latest in the case against Călin, how their children watched their father being HANDCUFFED, and how her family is being FOLLOWED and their privacy VIOLATED. And after my conversation with her, one question stands out: What happens when a country continues to hold elections, calls itself a DEMOCRACY, and promises its citizens FREEDOM... but those challenging the authorities believe those very promises are being used to conceal their persecution? That's the warning Cristela Georgescu wants the world to hear. @CG_Romania

🇷🇴 Romania’s 2024 presidential election was thrown into chaos after the frontrunner won the first round, only for the Constitutional Court to annul the entire vote. Now Călin Georgescu’s wife is making an explosive accusation: the word that terrified those in power was “PEACE.” Cristela Georgescu argued that her husband was targeted for opposing Romania’s involvement in a wider war and accused the country’s institutions of betraying the very democracy they were supposed to protect. She also questioned why Washington has failed to do more for a political figure who openly supported Trump, invoking the U.S.-Romania strategic partnership. What happens when the institutions entrusted with protecting citizens become the institutions those citizens fear? Writer: Sol