Romania's top court cancels first round of presidential election won by far-right candidate

irishtimes.com

Romania's top court has annulled the first round of the presidential election, which was won by far-right candidate Calin Georgescu. This decision follows allegations of a Russian online campaign promoting Georgescu, revealed by declassified intelligence. Georgescu, who had no campaign spending, emerged as the front-runner on November 24. He was set to compete against reformist candidate Elena Lasconi in a run-off scheduled for Sunday. The European Union has requested information from TikTok regarding the alleged Russian influence campaign. This is the second request since the election's first round, as the EU investigates the platform's role in the election.


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