How Russia-backed influencers meddled in Romania’s vote

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The BBC analyzes the current situation in Romania, talks about the rise of Călin Georgescu, but draws the conclusion that the real grievances of the Romanians, even exploited electorally by Russia, are real.

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Romanian elections spark Bulgarian MPs to investigate Russian influence

Russian interests and propaganda remain a big issue for Bulgaria. The post Romanian elections spark Bulgarian MPs to investigate Russian influence appeared first on Euractiv.

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Dozens of Russian websites coordinated from Moscow, systematic translations of Russian texts into Romanian, 'influencers' of all kinds charged for promoting the candidate and hundreds of Telegram accounts supported Calin Georgescu in the first round of the Romanian presidential elections, finally cancelled. «Democracy is dead» is one of the slogans that spread en masse. It is certainly a very sophisticated propaganda campaign design. « Multiple …

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The Romanian presidential elections are shaken up by suspicions of Russian interference, in particular via TikTok. The social network risks severe sanctions, up to the total or partial ban on its European activities....

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How Russia-backed influencers meddled in Romania’s vote

Bucharest scrapped presidential election after ‘illegal’ social media campaign used tactics seen in Moldova poll

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'The reasons for this guy's rise were real': The story behind Romania's annulled election

Romania's now-nixed presidential election raises concerns over the vulnerability of Europe's democratic processes to outside influence. But the shock success of a far-right candidate could also be a symptom of deeper internal issues