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Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files

@amanpourpod.bsky.social

Romania cancelled the first election round of its elections over TikTok bots & foreign interference. @camanpour.bsky.social reacts to JD Vance condemning the decision as “undemocratic.”

Watch Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files 🗂️ on @globalplayer.com 🎧

#jdvance #ai #romanianelection

September 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM

The Loop

@ecprtheloop.bsky.social

💡 Vera Tika reveals how ideas born under the Iron Guard, refined under #NicolaeCeaușescu’s national-communism and weaponised by TikTok 🤳, now dominate #RomanianPolitics and are testing Europe’s eastern frontier of democracy.
#RomanianElection #NicușorDan
➡️ bit.ly/4mnOfSx

How Romania's far right turned myth into power

Nicușor Dan’s narrow victory over far-right challenger George Simion on 18 May averted the election of Romania's first openly illiberal president. Yet Simion still managed to attract 46.4% of the vote...

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May 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM

The Loop

@ecprtheloop.bsky.social

🗳️ In the #RomanianElection, far-right politicians portrayed intellectuals as not just ineffective, but as a threat to Romanian values.
🗣️ @kagegirl.bsky.social‬ reveals how their rhetoric is winning votes and reshaping how an entire country determines what is true.
👉 bit.ly/45nd4Yy

Romania’s 2025 elections and the allure of anti-intellectualism

In Romania's 2025 presidential election, far-right political actors portrayed intellectuals as not just ineffective, but as a threat to Romanian values. Mimi Mihăilescu reveals how their rhetoric, whi...

bit.ly

May 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM

MineKatze01 NAFO

@cannavikingt.bsky.social

4/

Part 2 of the video explaining #flag #Chad uses and its #history

#Simion #RomanianElection #Russianasset #PutinFanboy #EU #Europe

May 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM

MineKatze01 NAFO

@cannavikingt.bsky.social

3/
Here's a video (in 2 parts due to 3min limit) explain why the 2 flsgs are so similiar.
Video part 1:
#History of the #romanianflag
#Simion #RomanianElection #Russianasset #PutinFanboy #EU #Europe #Chad #Flag

May 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM

MineKatze01 NAFO

@cannavikingt.bsky.social

2/
EXCEPT for #Simion using the #Soviet coA(Coat of arms) on his #X handle wich scream:I'M A #RUSSIANASSET , #I❤️Putin & #Russia a long way.
#Romania did good by turn out in droves & #vote so he lost the #Romanianelection
This is why the flags of #Romania & #Chad is so similiar....

May 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM

Sam Spencer

@packerfansam91.bsky.social

#RomanianElection #RomanianPolitics #Substack
packerfansam.substack.com/p/romania-bu...

Romania: Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan elected President

A previous election result was declared null and void due to foreign interference.

packerfansam.substack.com

May 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM

Becky J, 💙 💙 💙

@norcal208.bsky.social

Congratulations to President Dan #Romania #Romanianelection @suricrowe.bsky.social @askdinadoll.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @ptlradioshow.bsky.social @wajali.bsky.social @iamgabesanchez.bsky.social

May 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM

Sight Magazine

@sightmagazine.bsky.social

Centrist Dan wins Romanian presidency over hard-right pro-Trump rival @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Romania #Romanianelection #NicusorDan #GeorgeSimion #EU #NATO #Ukraineconflict #Russia #DonaldTrump

sightmagazine.com.au/news/centris...

Centrist Dan wins Romanian presidency over hard-right pro-Trump rival - Sight Magazine

Romania's centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, won the country's presidential election on Sunday in a shock upset.

sightmagazine.com.au

May 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM

AI News Brew

@ainewsbrew.bsky.social

Pro-EU Candidate Nicusor Dan Wins Romanian Presidential Runoff
ainewsbrew.com/article/4241

#RomanianElection #NicusorDan #EUPolitics #Democracy #GeopoliticalShift

Pro-EU Candidate Nicusor Dan Wins Romanian Presidential Runoff | AI News Brew

<p>BUCHAREST, Romania - Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan has emerged victorious in Romania's closely watched presidential runoff against hard-right nationalist George Simion, according to near...

ainewsbrew.com

May 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM

warriorseamstress.bsky.social

@warriorseamstress.bsky.social

From BBC: if numbers correct, Europe just missed a potentially crippling bullet. 🤞

#Romania #RomanianElection

May 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Cristina Rusu

@copykat.bsky.social

Nicusor Presedinte!!
#RomanianElection #NicusorDan

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a crowd in a stadium that says the final adventure on it

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a crowd in a stadium that says the final adventure on it

media.tenor.com

May 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Hong Zhang

@hz-udhr.bsky.social

Probably 20% of Romanian voters are diaspora.
Moldova's diaspora helped defeat a Russian puppet in their last presidential election. We will see if Romanian diaspora will deliver the same critical votes.
#RomanianElection

Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · May 18

Romania: Presidential election, second round

Diaspora turnout, Sunday 19:00 EEST

2025: 1.533.653
2025 (first round): 896.230
2019: 862.124

Source: Central Electoral Bureau

➤ europeelects.eu/romania

#AlegeriPrezidențiale2025