Quote (Ironfister @ Dec 8 2024 10:37am)
Declassified information from Romania's intelligence agencies has revealed that the sudden rise of populist hard-right candidate Calin Georgescu in the first round of last month’s presidential election was "not a natural outcome".
Instead, the reports show that it was the result of a coordinated social media campaign, most likely orchestrated by a "state actor."
A previously hidden network, mainly operating on TikTok, which had been largely inactive since its launch in 2016, was activated two weeks before the elections. The network's operators, recruited and coordinated through a channel on the messaging platform Telegram, used methods typical of a state actor's "mode of operation," the national intelligence agency SRI concluded.
Dude, listen to yourself. You are saying Romanian population isn't intelligent enough to make their own choices and an ad campaign is sufficient to turn the tide. Guess what? That's what state media does in every country for the ruling party.
Real reasons to annul an election would be irregularity at ballouts or overcounting. Repeating an election until you get the result you want is another name for soft dictatorship.