TikTok Bots, MAGA Outrage and the Very Online Fight for Romania’s Future

It started with a Russian influence campaign and a canceled vote. Then the American right showed up.

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How an Iconic Blouse Became the Center of a Political Tussle in Romania

Nationalists in Romania have adopted an item of clothing traditionally worn by villagers, particularly women. Liberals say it’s an appropriation of a cultural identity that belongs to everyone.

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Romania Bars Ultranationalist Candidate From Presidential Race

The country’s electoral commission ruled on Sunday that Calin Georgescu, an outspoken critic of Ukraine and NATO, could not compete in the do-over election.

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Romania Bars Ultranationalist Candidate From Presidential Race

The country’s electoral commission ruled on Sunday that Calin Georgescu, an outspoken critic of Ukraine and NATO, could not compete in the do-over election.

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Romania Opens Criminal Case Against Ultranationalist Politician

Prosecutors said Calin Georgescu, whose win in the first round of a presidential election was annulled, is the subject of “criminal proceedings” linked to incitement.

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A Canceled Vote in Romania Hands Russia a Propaganda Coup

Many in the West have applauded the annulling of the first round of the presidential election, won by a Moscow-friendly candidate, but even his critics say it raises troubling questions about Romanian democracy.

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Tangled and Troubling Legacy Pushes Romanians Further to the Right

An ultranationalist politician’s surge in Romania shows how many people there would rather forget the country’s fascist past during World War II, experts say.

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Tangled and Troubling Legacy Pushes Romanians Further to the Right

A ultranationalist politician’s surge in Romania shows how many people there would rather forget the country’s fascist past during World War II, experts say.

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In Romanian Village, Anger Fuels Support for Ultranationalist ‘Messiah’

A presidential election has been called off, but the discontent that propelled the surging campaign of a rightist firebrand rages on.

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Romanian Court Annuls Presidential Election

The decision came days after the government asserted it had found an online campaign that promoted a little-known ultranationalist candidate, who emerged as a front-runner in the vote.

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