The West is trying to interfere in our elections, Russia moans – POLITICO
In reality, Moscow tried to influence Romania’s presidential election last year in favor of pro-Russian independent Călin Georgescu,…
Romanian politics
The West wants WW3, Romania’s presidential front-runner tells conspiracist Alex Jones – POLITICO
Georgescu told Jones that the EU wants to “take control” of NATO before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration…
Romania sets new election date, but risks same result – POLITICO
Even though Georgescu’s win — on 23 percent — sparked the panic that ultimately led to the annulment…
How Putin won the Romanian election – POLITICO
While the country joined the EU in 2007, the rewards from being part of the bloc have not…
Report ties Romanian liberals to TikTok campaign that fueled pro-Russia candidate – POLITICO
The center-right Romanian National Liberal Party paid for a campaign on TikTok that ended up favoring far-right independent…
Bucharest mayor enters Romanian presidential race – POLITICO
Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan will run as an independent in a 2025 rerun of the country’s recently canceled…
TikTok influencers flee Romania amid tax probe into their election role – POLITICO
“This investigation will also assess any causal links between those payments and a particular candidate in the Romanian…
Romania’s Social Democrats lead in parliamentary vote, but hard-right momentum builds – POLITICO
The parliamentary vote comes amid a political crisis sparked by last Sunday’s unexpected victory by Călin Georgescu, an…
Belgium’s Romanians poised to propel the far right into power – POLITICO
On Sunday, Romanians vote in crucial parliamentary elections, with polls showing hard-right parties on track to bag a…
Who is Călin Georgescu, the far-right TikTok star leading the Romanian election race? – POLITICO
TikTok star The judo-loving Georgescu has some 3.8 million likes on TikTok and 298,000 followers, while his videos…
Unexpected hard-right candidate now set to reach presidential runoff – POLITICO
Georgescu, extremely religious and nationalistic, campaigned on reducing Romania’s reliance on imports, supporting farmers, and increasing domestic production…
Reformist candidate on track to beat hard-right leader and reach presidential runoff – POLITICO
Romania is on track to buck the global trend of a hard-right pivot as reformist candidate Elena Lasconi…
You’re biased, Romanian far-right MEP tells top court after ban from presidential race – POLITICO
While criticizing her rhetoric, some of Șoșoacă’s political opponents have also raised concerns about the nine-member court. “Diana…