Many in the West have applauded the annulling of the first round of the presidential election, won by a Moscow-friendly candidate, but even his critics say it raises troubling questions about Romanian democracy.

Romania’s Liberal Party is facing scrutiny after a media investigation linked their presidential campaign to that of a pro-Russian candidate who won a now-canceled first round of the election.

Romanians are still stunned by the last-minute cancellation of the presidential election after allegations of "massive" meddling by Moscow.

What happened in Romania’s presidential election marks the beginning of the new political era, of hybrid war, political unrest, and disdain, anger and revolt against political elites.

Russia launched cyberattacks “aimed at influencing the fairness of the electoral process” and “the public agenda through the use of artificial intelligence and aggressive online promotion,” according to Mihai Weber,

The Russian government has long been active in election interference and related disinformation campaigns against democracies.

A pro-Russian Europhobe, Călin Georgescu, has surged to poll position in Romania’s presidential election by weaponising social media, with a little help from Moscow.

Romanian institutions could have better protected the elections had they not underestimated the rise of the far right and tolerated radical and nationalist elements in their ranks

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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Monday said he has tasked incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with forming a new government, as Bucharest reels from a deep political crisis. Ciolacu - who has been prime minister since 2023 - is to lead a pro-European coalition of his Social Democrats (PSD),

Marcel Ciolacu will head a new government after centrist and centre-left parties agreed a coalition to keep the far right out of power – but he acknowledged Romania is in a “deep political crisis”.

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