Despite the false claims, the TikTok video, a clip from a longer interview by Georgescu on state-run TV, proved popular, with 5.1 million views and more than 213,000 likes.

Georgescu, aka the "TikTok messiah", has been the poster boy for right-wing conspiracists ever since his startling victory in ...

Georgescu's sudden popularity on TikTok appears to have helped fuel his election victory. One Romanian think tank told the AP that his TikTok following and engagement — his posts garnered over ...

After his first-round victory, another TikTok account solely featuring Georgescu content, which had 1.7 million likes, ...

TikTok appears to have played a major role in Georgescu's success. The short-video platform is very popular in Romania: About nine million of the country's 19 million inhabitants, especially young ...

Lausberg said Georgescu used his TikTok presence to send strong, simple and emotional messages, showing he is a “simple man who can stand up to the elites”.

Many observers attributed Georgescu’s success to his TikTok account, which has 4.3 million likes and 679,000 followers.

Georgescu, a 62-year-old independent candidate who used to work for the United Nations, surged to prominence during the campaign with the help of TikTok, where his account gained 5.1 million likes ...

The TikTok-Loving Conspiracy Theorist Upending Romanian Politics. ... But Calin Georgescu says he has a “calling” to become Romania’s next head of state — and he could well win.