Romania’s constitutional court upheld a decision banning presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu from May election, ending the bid that plunged the country into the biggest political crisis since the fall of communism.

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian far-right presidential contender Calin Georgescu said on Monday he would challenge a decision to bar him from taking part in an election rerun in May, but analysts said his chances of standing were slim amid fears of Russian meddling.

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu says he will appeal the decision to bar him from running in the country’s presidential election rerun.