Romanian election results canceled after discovery of social media manipulation
Romanian highest court stops presidential election process due to uncovered foreign social-media influence campaign. Intelligence shows thousands of fake accounts promoted far-right candidate
The Romanian Constitutional Court made an un-precedented choice early dec 6th to void first-round presidential election results. This ground-breaking decision came right after President Klaus Iohannis shared secret intel docs about foreign meddling
The intel papers (released on wed) showed how outside forces used social-media to change voters minds: thousands of fake accounts worked non-stop to push Calin Georgescu – a far-right newcomer who got most votes in round one
Social platforms became a battle-ground for voter influence; TikTok and Telegram were main tools used in this well-planned scheme. The coordinated effort included cross-platform content sharing making Georgescu look like peoples choice
The courtʼs ruling – which cant be challenged – puts Romanian democracy to a test. This first-time-ever cancellation of election results marks a turning point in how social-media impacts modern-day voting process
