The country's nationalist former head of state hopeful the controversial figure has been charged with conspiring to launch a insurrection after the initial stage of the head of state ballot was annulled last the end of the year.
An ex-militia chief, once part of the foreign legion and paramilitary leader in the DRC, and multiple suspects were also charged.
Investigators rests on a scheduled assault on the Bucharest on the eighth of December, which law enforcement thwarted.
Romanian prosecutors describe a scheme aimed at Romania's governmental system, including Georgescu, the former legionnaire, their organization, and suspected international agency ties.
The ex-legionnaire and additional individuals have been indicted for provoking the insurrection, while Georgescu is charged with conspiring with his co-accused.
Legal authorities say that the accused held discussions with the militia chief and other members of the organization at a equestrian center in winter, shortly following the annulled win was invalidated.
The politician initially denied that the encounter took place, but subsequently acknowledged it after pictures were released in Romanian media. Nevertheless he denies discussing plans to execute an uprising.
During the last days of the month, police searched various addresses in the nation, uncovering a cache of weapons, precious metal and money, with which it is claimed the organization were preparing to carry out a aggressive seizure of control.
Prosecutors claim that Potra is at this time outside the nation and could attempt asylum in Russia.
Georgescu, in his sixties, unexpectedly led in the opening phase of the country's presidential election last autumn.
The electoral success was invalidated by the Constitutional Court only a few days before the second round was set to happen amidst allegations of Russian interference.
Domestic spy organizations suggested that his public profile and following on digital networks had been amplified by a mass influence operation – conducted from abroad – to interfere with the conclusion of the vote.
In a public statement, top legal official Florenta characterized the canceled national ballot as "the outcome of a hybrid war masterminded by Russia."
It was stated that cyberattacks on transport hubs and state agencies were paired with an web-based propaganda operation conducted through manipulation networks, bots, and artificial intelligence-produced material.
Based on investigators, more than multiple thousand online accounts were used to boost pro-Georgescu messaging, while social media clusters of in excess of 20K software-operated pages elevated his electoral effort in the period before the vote.
Subsequent to Georgescu was prevented from becoming a contender his associate the political figure, the chief of the nationalist AUR party, stood in substitution in the repeat vote.
Simion secured a surprising initial stage win but was finally overcome into second place by the liberal mayor, the center-right, integration-friendly chief executive of the main city, in the run-off.
Georgescu has not yet commented on the accusations, although this month he accused the state officials of ruling through "deceit, scheming and division".
The liberal leader said that the report by prosecutors was "evidence" that the federation had exercised "systematic disinformation" in Romania and had sought to manipulate the national ballot.
A timeline for the court case has not yet been given, but it may start in early 2026.
