Part of the 200,000 lei fine received by Călin Georgescu from the Permanent Electoral Authority was paid by his wife, Cristela Georgescu.
The payment was registered on April 8, 2025 and was made in the name of Cristela Georgescu. Of the total sanction, she paid 32,500 lei, according to documents presented by Antena 3 CNN.
The information raises new questions regarding the sources of income of the Georgescu family, given that the former candidate for the presidential elections has not declared income for about two years.
According to the last declaration of wealth submitted in 2024, Călin Georgescu mentioned that he received an annual salary of 72,000 lei from the University of Pitesti, but currently he is no longer employed by the institution.
In the same wealth declaration, Cristela Georgescu appeared with income of approximately 25,458 lei per year, i.e. around 2,100 lei per month, from her company.
However, the former candidate continues to display a lifestyle that has attracted attention in the public space. Georgescu appears at events accompanied by bodyguards and travels by car with driver. The family lives in a villa near Bucharest, which he previously stated was bought during the election campaign.
In the declaration of wealth, Georgescu also mentioned two bank deposits opened at OTP Bank, with a total value of more than 260,000 euros, as well as an inner-city land of more than 3,000 square meters in Brașov county.
Asked publicly what he does for a living, Călin Georgescu avoided giving a concrete answer.
“God holds us all. Me and you too”he declared in an intervention on Realitatea TV.
The fine of 200,000 lei represents the largest sanction provided by law in case of violation of electoral financing rules and was applied by AEP after the controls regarding the 2024 presidential campaign.
AEP discovered several irregularities regarding the financing of his campaign and fined him for violating 8 articles of the electoral campaign financing law.
Thus, he was fined with:
- 50,000 lei for expenses that were paid from other funding sources than those provided for by law;
- 25,000 lei for the use of electoral propaganda materials whose funding source is unknown;
- 25,000 lei for failure to comply with the 30-day deadline for submitting the statement containing information regarding the description of the online propaganda materials, their production, period and broadcast space;
- 50,000 lei for inconsistencies between the amounts entered in the detailed report of electoral income and expenses, as well as the declaration regarding the amount of debts registered as a result of the campaign submitted by the financial trustee to AEP with those in the supporting documents;
- 50,000 lei for failure to comply with the 15-day deadline for submitting the requested clarifications and information;
AEP also notified the Police and the General Prosecutor’s Office in relation to the issues found during the checks.
