Ruling follows revelation of declassified intelligence alleging Russia ran online campaign to promote far-right outsiderA top Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after declassified intelligence alleged Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.The constitutional court’s decision – which is final – came on Friday after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence two days earlier that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms like TikTok and Telegram. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-12-06 13:29:47
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Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election
