Romanias

Hard-right candidate wins Romania’s election rerun — exit polls – Financial Times

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Hard-right candidate wins Romania’s election rerun — exit polls – Financial Times

Hard-right candidate wins Romania’s election rerun — exit polls  Financial Times Romania reruns controversial election after earlier vote annulled  BBC Ultranationalist wins first round of Romania’s rerun presidential election  The Guardian Romanian election exit polls: Hard-right Trump fan George Simion wins first round  politico.eu Romanians vote in presidential test of Trump-style nationalism  CNN Source link

Romania’s far-right candidate Georgescu barred from May presidential vote

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Romania’s far-right candidate Georgescu barred from May presidential vote

After the election authority’s decision, about 300 of Georgescu’s supporters gather outside the election bureau, shouting ‘freedom!’. Romania’s central election authority has banned far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in the country’s May presidential election re-run, triggering protests from Georgescu’s supporters. The decision, announced on Sunday, is not yet legally binding, and is expected … Read more

Romania’s pro-Moscow presidential contender quizzed by prosecutors – Financial Times

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Romania’s pro-Moscow presidential contender quizzed by prosecutors – Financial Times

Romania’s pro-Moscow presidential contender quizzed by prosecutors  Financial Times Romanian prosecutors open probe against far-right presidential frontrunner  Reuters Romanian police haul in election front-runner Călin Georgescu for questioning  POLITICO Europe Prosecutors charge Georgescu on six counts in unexpected criminal case  Euronews Romania Far-Right Candidate Georgescu Brought In For Questioning  Bloomberg Source link

Romania’s presidential front-runner Georgescu benefited from Russia-style booster campaign, declassified docs say – POLITICO

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Romania’s presidential front-runner Georgescu benefited from Russia-style booster campaign, declassified docs say – POLITICO

But a briefing note compiled by Romania’s interior ministry reveals that so-called social media influencers were recruited by intermediary companies, at least one of which appears to have been a ghost entity, to promote an unnamed “ideal candidate” profile before the election on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. These influencers earned around €80 per post for … Read more

Romania’s far-right, pro-Russian lurch spells big trouble for EU and NATO – POLITICO

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Romania’s far-right, pro-Russian lurch spells big trouble for EU and NATO – POLITICO

Reformist Elena Lasconi, who will face him in the runoff on Dec. 8, is directly warning that Romanians must now rally together to stop the country falling back under the thrall of Russia, which occupied it after World War II. She urged a crowd in Bucharest not to let frustration with the current establishment “become … Read more

Romania’s president launches bid for NATO top job against Mark Rutte – POLITICO

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Romania’s president launches bid for NATO top job against Mark Rutte – POLITICO

“Russia will remain the most significant and direct threat to the Alliance for the foreseeable future,” he wrote. Iohannis would be the first NATO chief from a country that was once in the Soviet bloc, but he faces an uphill struggle to edge out Rutte. The U.S., Britain, France and Germany — the four biggest … Read more

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