Romanian elections: TikTokers and an election scandal
Shortly before the election, a campaign using the hashtag “stability and integrity” flooded Romanian TikTok. Influencers uploaded videos describing what…
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Fear and anger as ‘battle for the soul of Romanian democracy’ looms
Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondentReporting fromPoeni, RomaniaBBC/Sarah RainsfordThe nationalist George Simion is polling strongly in Romania ahead of electionsThe Romanian village…
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu appeals against poll ban
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has appealed against the country’s Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) decision to bar him from participating…
Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has been barred from participating in May’s presidential election rerun by the country’s Central Electoral…
Romanian far-right candidate for presidency Georgescu taken for questioning
Far-right populist Calin Georgescu has been detained by police as part of an inquiry by prosecutors into election campaign fraud,…
DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
Ian WafulaAfrica security correspondent, BBC NewsEPAIt has been a humiliating week for nearly 300 Romanian mercenaries recruited to fight on…