Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Romania’s capital Saturday in the latest anti-government demonstration by far-right groups after a top court canceled a presidential election in the European Union country last year.

The abrupt departure of the Tate brothers by private jet has left a fresh trail of confusion and unanswered questions in its wake.

Government cost cuts to curb Romania's chronic budget deficit and avert a ratings downgrade are causing a social backlash that risks boosting support for the far-right pro-Moscow candidate in May's presidential rerun.

Georgescu has praised Romania's 1930s fascist leaders as patriots and martyrs and expressed admiration for both Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. He remains voters' top choice in opinion polls ahead of the May rerun, although it remains unclear whether he will be allowed to run at all.

He shook Romania’s political landscape in November when he secured the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister.