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The Eastern European nation's ultra-conservative one-time head of state hopeful the controversial figure has been accused of plotting a insurrection after the first round of the presidential election was annulled last the end of the year.

A former French legionnaire, once part of the foreign legion and paramilitary leader in the DRC, and 20 other people were similarly accused.

Investigators rests on a planned raid on the Romanian capital on the eighth of December, which police foiled.

Legal officials outline a conspiracy directed against the country's constitutional order, including Georgescu, the former legionnaire, the collective, and alleged overseas spy connections.

The militia leader and fellow suspects have been indicted for provoking the coup, while the politician is accused of plotting with the group's leader.

Investigators claim that the accused encountered the ex-legionnaire and other members of the organization at a equestrian center in December, shortly following Georgescu's victory was invalidated.

The accused at first rejected that the meeting happened, but later admitted it after images were published in Romanian media. Nevertheless he rejects conspiring to stage an insurrection.

In late February, police stormed various addresses in Romania, discovering a cache of arms, bullion and currency, with which it is alleged the collective were planning to execute a aggressive takeover.

Prosecutors state that the accused is presently abroad and could attempt asylum in the Eastern European nation.

Georgescu, sixty-three, came a surprise first in the first round of the nation's national ballot last autumn.

The outcome was canceled by the highest judicial body only a few days before the second round was set to happen amidst claims of overseas influence.

State security agencies proposed that his visibility and following on social media had been amplified by a mass influence operation – run from outside the country – to interfere with the result of the ballot.

At a press conference, chief attorney the lead prosecutor described the annulled national ballot as "the outcome of a multifaceted conflict masterminded by the federation."

He alleged that online intrusions on transport hubs and government bodies were paired with an web-based propaganda operation carried out through troll farms, bots, and AI-generated content.

According to probers, more than two thousand social media profiles were used to enhance favorable narratives, while video platform groups of more than twenty thousand automated accounts promoted his electoral effort in the time before the vote.

Following Georgescu was barred from becoming a contender his ally the party leader, the leader of the nationalist political group, ran in his stead in the repeat vote.

Simion achieved a remarkable opening phase success but was ultimately defeated into second place by the liberal mayor, the progressive, European Union-supporting mayor of the main city, in the run-off.

The former candidate has so far remained silent on the charges, although this month he alleged the Romanian authorities of leading through "deceit, scheming and division".

The liberal leader said that the report by legal authorities was "confirmation" that the federation had employed "systematic disinformation" in the nation and had attempted to manipulate the 2024 election.

A date for Georgescu's trial has yet to be announced, but it could begin in early 2026.