Election Thief: How TikTok Plunged Romania into Political Crisis

Details: Written by: Matt Wickham; 28.Dec; Hits: 18

Volodymyr Solovian, Viktoria Odusanvo In late November, Romania held its first round of presidential elections. Calin Georgescu, a far-right politician whose campaign was primarily conducted on TikTok, won first place with nearly 23% of the vote as an independent candidate.

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