Update: Since the publication of this article, the Constitutional Court of Romania has annulled the presidential election. The entire electoral process for the election of the Romanian president will be re-run, with the government scheduling a new date.
A propaganda campaign conducted primarily on TikTok boosted a far-right candidate who topped the votes in the first round of Romania’s presidential election, according to Romanian authorities.
Cǎlin Georgescu, a far-right candidate with pro-Kremlin views, was predicted to receive minimal support in the country's presidential election, with only 1% of the vote in pre-election polls conducted a month before the November 24 first round. Yet, he unexpectedly topped the results, securing nearly a quarter of the votes, with 22.94%.
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