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Moscow claims Paris detained Telegram creator to interfere in Romanian election

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed that French President Emmanuel Macron orchestrated the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov to meddle in Romania’s electoral process. Zakharova argued that the move was...

Competitive Romanian presidential run-off, but campaign marred by hostile rhetoric and inauthentic behaviour online, international observers say

BUCHAREST, 19 May 2025 – In the strongly-contested second round of Romania’s repeat presidential election, fundamental freedoms of assembly and association were respected. However, defamatory rhetoric, biased media, and persistent inauthentic...

Telegram's Founder Offers to Testify on Foreign Meddling in Romania's Election

(MENAFN) Telegram founder Pavel Durov has expressed his willingness to travel to Romania and testify regarding the alleged foreign meddling in the country’s recent presidential election. Durov made the offer to “help” the Romanian democracy on...

Kremlin voiced remarks on Romania’s latest elections

(MENAFN) Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov has referred to the Romania’s latest presidential election as “strange,” with the declared winner achieving success without the presence of the frontrunner. Euroskeptic George Simion lost against a...

OSCE launches training series on combating money laundering through virtual assets in Turkmenistan

A two-day OSCE workshop in Ashgabat on 21 and 22 October brought together 27 regulators, supervisory authorities, prosecutors, investigators, representatives of commercial banks, and other professionals to address money-laundering risks linked to...

Telegram`s Durov willing to assist in ‘Romanian democracy’

(MENAFN) Telegram founder Pavel Durov has expressed willingness to testify in Romania regarding alleged foreign interference in the country’s recent presidential election. Responding to a post by right-wing candidate George Simion on X (formerly...

Durov Offers to Help Romanian Democracy

(MENAFN) Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, has declared his willingness to visit Romania and offer testimony regarding suspicions of foreign meddling in the country’s recent presidential election. Responding to a post on social media platform X by...

Pro-EU nominee secures Romanian presidential election rerun

(MENAFN) Pro-European Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan has emerged victorious over conservative rival George Simion in Romania’s presidential election rerun, according to nearly complete official results. With over 99% of the votes counted from...

Moscow voices remarks on Romania’s election interference allegations

(MENAFN) The Russian Foreign Ministry has strongly denied accusations from Romanian officials that Moscow interfered in the country’s recent presidential election. On Monday, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova dismissed the claims as baseless...

International observers to Romania’s repeat presidential election second round to hold press conference on Monday

BUCHAREST, 16 May 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the second round of the repeat presidential election in Romania. What: A press conference of the international election...

Exit polls indicate pro-EU candidate heading in Romanian presidential race

(MENAFN) Exit polls from Sunday evening indicate that Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan is leading in Romania’s presidential runoff election, ahead of his rival George Simion. Despite official results still pending, both candidates have already claimed...

Durov claims France pressured Telegram to silence Romanian conservatives

(MENAFN) Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, alleged that the French government tried to pressure the platform into blocking conservative voices in Romania ahead of the presidential election runoff. While he didn't explicitly name France, Durov...

Independent Dan Claims Victory in Romania's Presidential Runoff

(MENAFN) Nicusor Dan, an independent candidate, has emerged victorious in Romania's presidential runoff, overcoming George Simion, leader of the AUR party. The near-complete official results, released by the AEP, confirm Dan's win with 54.17% of...

Pro-EU contender secures Romanian presidential election rerun

(MENAFN) Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, a pro-European Union candidate, has emerged victorious in Romania’s presidential election rerun, defeating right-wing Euroskeptic George Simion. According to the nearly complete vote count, Dan secured 54% of...

High-Stakes Runoff Kicks Off: Romania Decides its Path

(MENAFN) Romanian citizens are heading to the polls for a crucial presidential runoff, choosing between the pro-European incumbent mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, and the nationalist, EU-skeptic George Simion, leader of the Alliance for the Union...

OSCE and Greek experts train future Romanian border police agents in detecting forged documents

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with Greek document experts, held a training course on detecting forged documents and impostors at border crossing points for 193 future border police agents studying at the ‘Avram Iancu...

France rejects allegations of Romanian election meddling

(MENAFN) The French Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected claims that it attempted to influence Romania’s presidential election after Telegram founder Pavel Durov accused a "Western European government" of pressuring his platform to silence...

Moscow says prohibition of RT reporter proofs Romanian election is ‘meme’

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has criticized the detention of RT correspondent Chay Bowes in Bucharest, calling it evidence that Romania’s upcoming election is a “meme.” Bowes was detained by Romanian authorities on...

Simion Accuses France of Harming Romanian Democracy

(MENAFN) Euroskeptic presidential hopeful George Simion has accused France of attempting to undermine democratic processes in Romania. Speaking just before the second round of voting scheduled for Sunday, Simion made bold claims regarding foreign...

Notable efforts to address electoral integrity but certain aspects of Romania’s presidential campaign left without sufficient oversight: international observers

BUCHAREST, 5 May 2025 – The first round of Romania’s repeat presidential election was efficiently run and the rights to freedom of assembly and association were respected. However, widespread inauthentic behaviour online by candidates, the...