An earlier version of this article misstated the date of the first-round vote in the presidential election. It was Nov. 24, not Oct. 24. When Romania this month annulled the first round of a presidential election won by a Moscow-friendly ultranationalist candidate,
Romania’s Liberal Party is facing scrutiny after a media investigation linked their presidential campaign to that of a pro-Russian candidate who won a now-canceled first round of the election.
Russia launched cyberattacks “aimed at influencing the fairness of the electoral process” and “the public agenda through the use of artificial intelligence and aggressive online promotion,” according to Mihai Weber,
The Russian government has long been active in election interference and related disinformation campaigns against democracies.
What happened in Romania’s presidential election marks the beginning of the new political era, of hybrid war, political unrest, and disdain, anger and revolt against political elites.
A pro-Russian Europhobe, Călin Georgescu, has surged to poll position in Romania’s presidential election by weaponising social media, with a little help from Moscow.
In another unprecedented move, Romania’s president declassified intelligence reports that supported the court’s ruling. The documents allege that Georgescu’s victory was facilitated through various illegal means,
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Romania has descended into a political morass after presidential elections were annulled out of fear a far-right pro-Russia candidate was about to seize control of the country's top office.
A new government took office in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Monday as the country faces a deep political crisis. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis tasked incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with forming the new government.
A campaign from a governing center-right party may have been hijacked to benefit far-right candidate Călin Georgescu, snoop.ro report shows.
Concern over the alleged spread of misinformation by Russia has intensified since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.