Romanian authorities have detained Călin Georgescu, a pro-Russia far-right presidential candidate after prosecutors began an investigation looking into his campaign following allegations of Russian interference,

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.

Romanian prosecutors opened a criminal probe Wednesday into far-right populist Calin Georgescu, whose surprise first-round win in December presidential elections prompted authorities to take the