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Romanian far-right candidate for presidency taken for questioning
Far-right populist Calin Georgescu has been detained by police as part of an inquiry by prosecutors into election campaign fraud, after he came from nowhere to win the first round of last year's presidential election.
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Prosecutors have made a series of allegations against Georgescu, according to Romanian reports, including acts against the constitutional order and involvement in an extremist organisation.
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Iohannis had at the time declassified intelligence documents that suggested that hundreds of TikTok accounts had been activated backing Georgescu. Romanian foreign intelligence said Russia had been behind that move, as well as thousands of cyber-attacks and other sabotage.
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Romanian Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu accused Elon Musk of a "form of interference" in Romania's elections, after the billionaire posted several messages of support for Georgescu.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70eky7l6pxo
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Prosecutors have made a series of allegations against Georgescu, according to Romanian reports, including acts against the constitutional order and involvement in an extremist organisation.
...
Iohannis had at the time declassified intelligence documents that suggested that hundreds of TikTok accounts had been activated backing Georgescu. Romanian foreign intelligence said Russia had been behind that move, as well as thousands of cyber-attacks and other sabotage.
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Romanian Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu accused Elon Musk of a "form of interference" in Romania's elections, after the billionaire posted several messages of support for Georgescu.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70eky7l6pxo