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Romania's top security body to discuss election after far-right success

Romania's top security body will meet on Thursday to discuss possible risks to the country and its electoral process stemming from social media, the president's office said, after the far-right's shock win in the first round of a presidential ballot.

The New York Times · 2d

Ultranationalist Leads First Round of Romania’s Presidential Election

Calin Georgescu, who had been widely dismissed as a fringe candidate, won the most votes on Sunday with 22.9 percent. He will face a more centrist opponent in the second round on Dec. 8.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

A Far-Right Populist Shocks Romania by Heading Into the Presidential Runoff

Romania is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election

Courthouse News Service · 2d

Romania cracks the door open to surprise ultranationalist presidential candidate

In what may go down as one of Europe's more stunning election cycles in years, a largely unknown illiberal ultranationalist infused with conspiracy theories won the first round of presidential elections in Romania.

scmp.com · 2d

A far-right populist and a reformist will face off in Romania’s presidential run-off

Independent Calin Georgescu faces reformist Elena Lasconi on December 8. PM Marcel Ciolacu has resigned as Social Democrats’ leader.

Romania Insider4m

Head of Romania’s telecommunications regulatory authority calls for immediate suspension of TikTok amid electoral scandal

Pavel Popescu, vice president of telecommunications regulatory authority ANCOM, called for the suspension of Chinese social ...

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Calin Georgescu: the 'Putin of Romania'

Far-right outsider sends shockwaves through Europe after surprise first-round win in Sunday's presidential election ...

21hOpinion

Opinion: Georgescu’s rise exposes the fragility of Romania’s pro-European consensus

The meteoric rise of hardcore nationalist Călin Georgescu in Romania’s first-round presidential election over the weekend is ...

21h

Romania Calls Defense Meeting Over Election Meddling Risk

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis called a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council to review the risks of potential ...

Who is Calin Georgescu, the far-right populist who won the 1st round of Romania's presidential race?

Most polls predicted Calin Georgescu to win less than 10% of the vote in the first round of Romania’s presidential election ...

Politico Europe1h

Brussels to mediate between TikTok and Romania as election row builds

Chinese-owned app is under mounting pressure to explain how it handled political content ahead of Romanian vote.

Calin Georgescu, the Far-Right Outsider Who Could Be Romania's New President

BUCHAREST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Calin Georgescu, who has stunned Romania and its European allies by leading the first round of ...

2don MSN

Georgescu's early showing stuns Romania and allies

An independent candidate with a nationalist background has stunned Romania and alarmed its allies by coming first in the ...

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Protests In Romania Over Far-right Candidate's Shock Poll Lead

Around 2,000 people protested in Romania's capital of Bucharest on Wednesday after the surprise win of a far-right candidate in the first round of the country's presidential elections.

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Victory of Romania’s 'TikTok Messiah' is an alarm bell for Europe

Romania's unknown extremist candidate, Călin Georgescu, won the first round of elections all thanks to a massive TikTok ...

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