The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the interference of the Russia in the presidential elections of Romania
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Sat, 07 Dec 2024 19:12:00 +0200
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the interference of the Russia in the presidential elections of RomaniaThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that Russias interference in Romanias internal affairs is an attempt to deprive the Romanian people of their constitutional right to express their will, and added that this is another episode of Russias broader hybrid aggression against Europe and the rest of the free world.
Russias interference in Romanias internal affairs confirms the previous statements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine that the aggressive plans of the Kremlin go far beyond the borders of Ukraine and extend in particular to EU and NATO countries.
The response to such Russian threats must be joint and decisive, including maximum support for Ukraine in countering Russian aggression for the sake of maintaining stability in Europe and the world.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also emphasized that Ukraines solidarity with the Romanian people remains unshakable, and expressed hope that during the further electoral process, Romanian citizens will be able to exercise their right to vote without foreign interference.
Presidential elections in Romania what is knowOn November 24, the first round of voting in the presidential elections took place in Romania.
AntiWestern candidate Calin Georgescu won in the first round.He previously called Romanian fascist politicians of the 1930s national heroes and martyrs, criticized NATO and Romanias position on Ukraine, and said the country should cooperate with Russia, not challenge it.
And the other day he declared if he becomes the head of state, he will stop aid to UkraineOn November 28, the Supreme Court of Romania decided to recount the votes after the first round of the presidential elections.
The CEC of Romania suggested reholding the 1st round of presidential elections if the Supreme Court annuls the vote.
In the end, the Constitutional Court of Romania recognized the results of the first round of elections as valid on December 2.The European Commission has turned to TikTok due to suspicions of influencing the elections in Romania.
Subsequently, the High Council of National Defense of Romania declassified documents related to Georgescus election campaign.
According to these data, 25 thousand TikTok accounts were used to increase the popularity of Georgescu in his election campaign.
Perhaps botfarms were involved for this.
Romanias special services assume that such an operation involved significant costs, and its scale and geography point to a state operator.
On December 6, the Constitutional Court of Romania annulled the results of the first round of presidential elections.
Calin Georgescu called this decision of the Constitutional Court a coup dtat.
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