George Simion

A Snoop investigation published on 12 November 2026 reported more than 12 million lei in personal debts that Simion acknowledged owing to people linked to Realitatea TV after his 2025 presidential campaign. Several million lei in media expenses were reportedly excluded from requested campaign reimbursements, and the election authority referred certain transactions to prosecutors. Debts and referrals alone do not establish that Simion committed a crime.

State of the evidence

Debts, reporting and reimbursement disputes are documented; no personal criminal conviction is established.

Legal status — source text

No proceedings against Simion personally; the Permanent Electoral Authority referred some transactions to prosecutors.

Attribution

Substantial campaign liabilities and questions over campaign contracts and reimbursements.

After Călin Georgescu’s candidacy was rejected, Simion used the phrase “jupuiți în piața publică” (“flayed in the public square”) about those responsible, including election officials. Prosecutors opened an inquiry into possible incitement to violence. Available reports do not establish that Simion was personally charged.

State of the evidence

The remarks and an investigation are documented; no final judicial determination is established.

Legal status — source text

Investigation reported; no formal criminal charges confirmed in this matter.

Attribution

Potentially threatening rhetoric towards election officials.

Europa Liberă reviewed Simion’s statements and votes that critics regarded as equivocal regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including positions on military assistance and neighbouring states’ sovereignty. Critics accused him of being sympathetic to Moscow, which does not establish cooperation with Russian authorities.

State of the evidence

His statements and votes are reported; any undisclosed cooperation with Russia is unproven.

Legal status — source text

No related legal proceedings identified.

Attribution

Contested positions and rhetoric regarding Russia and Ukraine.

Prosecutors investigated suspected forged supporter signatures for a European Parliament candidacy involving Silvestru Șoșoacă. Judicial sources quoted by AGERPRES and TVR suggested George Simion may have helped collect or produce the signatures. No verified indictment against Simion was identified.

State of the evidence

An investigation is documented, but Simion’s personal role has not been judicially established.

Legal status — source text

Investigation reported; no formal criminal charges confirmed in this matter.

Attribution

Alleged involvement in submitting falsified electoral supporter signatures.

Moldova renewed an entry ban on Simion in 2024, while Ukraine also maintained an exclusion order. The Ukrainian authorities cited activities characterised as anti-Ukrainian and national-security concerns. The measures sparked debate about his positions on Moldova, Ukraine and unification with Romania.

State of the evidence

The administrative bans are documented; their political justification remains contested.

Legal status — source text

Moldovan and Ukrainian administrative measures; no criminal conviction.

Attribution

Political activities considered a security concern by neighbouring states.

In February 2022, Simion approached energy minister Virgil Popescu in the Romanian parliament and grabbed or jostled him during a filmed confrontation. Prosecutors opened a criminal file to investigate the incident. No final criminal conviction was found in the reviewed sources.

State of the evidence

The confrontation and opening of an investigation are documented; a conviction is not.

Legal status — source text

Investigation reported; no formal criminal charges confirmed in this matter.

Attribution

Contested physical confrontation with minister Virgil Popescu.