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  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    EU eastern tensions
    Hungarian energy bid under review over Russia concerns, says Romanian minister

    Bucharest could mirror Spain’s recent decision to block a takeover on security grounds, says Sebastian Burduja

    Viktor Orbán, left, and Vladimir Putin in front of Russian flags before giving a joint press statement at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia in July 2024
  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
    Pro-Russian presidential candidate still most popular in Romania as new poll date set

    Citizens will vote again on May 4 after previous presidential election annulled over allegations of interference from Moscow

    Calin Georgescu, Romania’s presidential candidate, outside the Bucharest Court of Appeal, in Bucharest
  • Sunday, 29 December, 2024
    News in-depth
    ‘Dangerous precedent’: Romania split over election rerun

    Cancellation of presidential vote divides society as government blamed for ignoring alleged Russian meddling

    Călin Georgescu
  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    Romania parties field joint candidate in new vote after Russian meddling claims

    PM Marcel Ciolacu’s coalition picks retired liberal politician after vote was cancelled

    Romania’s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, left, shakes hands with President Klaus Iohannis on Monday
  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    Russian election meddling ‘nearly impossible’ to prove, says Romania’s president

    Klaus Iohannis urges close co-ordination among EU leaders to combat foreign interference after Bucharest annulled vote

    Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy Kaja Kallas and European parliament President Roberta Metsola at an EU summit in Brussels
  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    TikTok Inc
    TikTok probed by EU over alleged interference in Romania election

    Chinese social media platform suspected of failing to tackle risks of manipulation linked to Russia

    A screen in a Bucharest restaurant on December 7 showing election results
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    European Union
    Romania and Bulgaria to join EU’s Schengen free movement area

    Access comes as both countries face domestic political turmoil and the zone is jeopardised by new border controls

    People shout slogans and wave Romanian and EU flags during a Pro-Europe rally
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    Marietje Schaake
    Romania’s cancelled election is a lesson in social media manipulation

    Investigations should finally shed light on how algorithms win votes and influence people

    María Hergueta illustration of three hands putting ballot papers in a ballot box, with a big digital arrow pointing to the hole in the box
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    News in-depth
    The Wagner-style mercenaries plotting unrest in Romania

    Horaţiu Potra, a former member of the French Foreign Legion, was arrested with 20 other armed men headed for Bucharest

    Palace of the People in Bucharest, plus Horaţiu Potra from video
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Romania’s cancelled presidential election

    An alleged Russian campaign to support a nationalist candidate raises alarms

    Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gives a statement to the press in Mogoșoaia, Romania
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    News in-depthSocial Media
    How Russia-backed influencers meddled in Romania’s vote

    Bucharest scrapped presidential election after ‘illegal’ social media campaign used tactics seen in Moldova poll

    Montage of Russian flag, Romanian flag, voter and TikTok logo
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2024
    Romania arrests armed men headed for Bucharest after cancelled vote

    Presidential elections due on Sunday were called off because of alleged Russian interference

    Călin Georgescu shakes hands with a supporter
  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
    Europe Express
    Romania tries to suppress a far-right surge Premium content

    Călin Georgescu appeared set to win the presidential election until the nation’s high court annulled the first-round result

    Călin Georgescu
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Romania scraps presidential election after alleged Russian meddling

    Far-right candidate Georgescu says he will challenge decision of top court to order rerun of first-round vote

    Cǎlin Georgescu
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    Global InsightAlec Russell
    Romania’s second revolution

    An ultranationalist who has praised Putin has upended the post-communist order and is on the brink of power

    People protest in the front of the Palace of the Parliament at the Victory square in Bucharest, Romania
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Romania blames Russia for election meddling

    National Security Council declassifies evidence of Moscow’s ‘hybrid attacks’ benefiting pro-Putin Călin Georgescu

    Călin Georgescu
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    News in-depth
    The Romanian liberal battling pro-Putin candidate for presidency

    Elena Lasconi would be country’s first female president, but voters are tilting towards ultranationalist Călin Georgescu

    Elena Lasconi
  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    Călin Georgescu
    Romania’s vote recount confirms pro-Russian presidential bid

    Constitutional Court certifies first-round results, run-off to go ahead as planned on December 8

    Călin Georgescu
  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    Romania starts vote recount after reports of irregularities and ‘cyber attacks’

    Presidential election could be held again next month if top court annuls first-round results

    People unload bags of ballots from a truck at the Timis County Electoral Bureau in Timișoara, Romania, on Friday
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
    Romania’s top court orders recount of presidential votes

    Constitutional Court to decide on Friday whether to annul first-round results after complaints that poll was subject to foreign interference

    Romanian President Klaus Iohannis gives a speech in Berlin earlier this month
  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
    EU threatens TikTok with probe over role in Romanian elections

    Bucharest lodges complaint after far-right candidate who went viral on Chinese platform topped presidential vote

    Călin Georgescu giving a statement while journalists hold microphones in front of him on the outskirts of Bucharest, Romania
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    Populism in Europe
    Romanian centrists back pro-EU Lasconi ahead of presidential run-off

    Liberal opposition figure to face Russia-friendly ultranationalist on December 8

    Elena Lasconi smiles as she holds the flag ablove her head
  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    News in-depth
    How a pro-Putin TikTok star topped Romania’s presidential poll

    Social media clips show Călin Georgescu riding on white horse, performing martial arts

    Calin Georgescu riding a horse
  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    Pro-Russia hard-right candidate tops Romanian presidential poll

    First-round victory of Călin Georgescu shakes political establishment

    Calin Georgescu speaks to the media surrounded by microphones from various news outlets
  • Saturday, 23 November, 2024
    Ukraine-sceptic ‘Trumpist’ gains traction ahead of Romanian vote

    Far-right leader George Simion campaigns on cutting aid for Kyiv in bid to become president

    George Simion
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