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Controversial presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu wants Romania to be 'self-sufficient power'
Presidential front-runner and far-right populist Calin Georgescu says Romania’s Western alliances remain secure providing they “serve the sovereignty of the country and nothing else.”
Exclusive: Presidential frontrunner Georgescu says he'll bar Ukrainian grain exports via Romania
Romania's far-right presidential frontrunner said on Wednesday he will bar continued Ukrainian grain exports through Romania and further military aid to Kyiv if elected, and that Bucharest is not obliged to stick to NATO's defence spending commitments.
In Romania, 'no one knew anything' about Calin Georgescu, winner of first round of presidential elections
Draganesti, adorned with European flags and a stronghold of the Social Democratic Party, cast 37% of its votes on Sunday for the pro-Russian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu in the first round of the presidential election.
Calin Georgescu’s Romanian Presidential Campaign Boosted by Bot Army
Specialized software analysis shows that controversial social media posts, which promoted far-right frontrunner Calin Georgescu, were shared by pro-Russia accounts and amplified by bots.
Calin Georgescu, the Far-Right Outsider Who Could Be Romania's New President
BUCHAREST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Calin Georgescu, who has stunned Romania and its European allies by leading the first round of the eastern European country's presidential election, is a far-right, self-styled outsider critical of NATO and of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
How TikTok Fueled The Rise Of Romania's Far-Right Presidential Candidate Georgescu
Calin Georgescu, the little-known far-right politician, used TikTok to spread his anti-EU, anti-NATO message and win the first round of Romania's presidential election.
Exclusive-Presidential frontrunner Georgescu against Ukrainian grain exports via Romania
Romania's far-right presidential frontrunner said on Wednesday he will oppose continued Ukrainian grain exports through Romania and further military aid to Kyiv if elected, and that Bucharest is not obliged to stick to NATO's defence spending commitments.

TikTok Defends Election Role in Romania

Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks
Romania's intelligence service reveals details of what it says is an attempt from abroad to meddle in the country's ...
Romania was target of 'aggressive hybrid Russian attacks' during elections, security council says
Documents declassified by Romania's top security council on Wednesday said the country was a target of "aggressive hybrid ...
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Who is Calin Georgescu, the far-right populist who won the 1st round of Romania's presidential race?
Most polls predicted Calin Georgescu to win less than 10% of the vote in the first round of Romania’s presidential ...
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Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election?
The judo-loving TikTok campaigner won most votes in the first round of the presidential election. Here’s what it means.
Calin Georgescu: the 'Putin of Romania'
Far-right outsider sends shockwaves through Europe after surprise first-round win in Sunday's presidential election ...