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Exit poll suggests leftwing PSD poised to defeat resurgent far-right movement in parliamentary election

Success in presidential poll of far-right populist Călin Georgescu has triggered nightly protests across country

Riding on a TikTok tide of Putin propaganda, the Romanian nationalist typifies a swing on the continent that is raising the spectre of the 1930s

With less than two weeks to go before Romania votes on its next President, the country's Constitutional Court has ordered a recount of the first round votes.

Romania on Friday began recounting the votes from last week's dramatic first-round presidential election, amid concerns the ballot might be annulled as authorities pointed to Russia's influence and alleged interference via TikTok.

A far-right independent candidate called Călin Georgescu is leading the race to become Romania’s next president. He took a shock lead in the first round of voting by securing 22.9% of the vote, followed by centre-right opposition leader Elena Lasconi with 19.2%. The two are set to face off in…

Romania's presidential election was thrown into chaos Thursday as a court ordered a recount of first-round results and security officials alleged that interference via TikTok had boosted a little-known far-right candidate.

Also, presidential office says officials detected online efforts to influence vote won by little-known far-right candidate

Romania's political landscape shifts as far-right candidate Georgescu leads in presidential election, facing progressive Lasconi in runoff.

Călin Georgescu, a critic of Nato, says people have ‘cried out for peace’ after he heads into runoff with 22.9% of vote

The judo-loving TikTok campaigner won most votes in the first round of the presidential election. Here’s what it means.