Police raids, fleeing TikTokers and Romania’s cancelled election

Update: 2024-12-17

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A far-right candidate was expected to win Romania’s presidential race and then the election was abruptly cancelled — amid concerns that Russia was paying TikTok influencers to boost his campaign. And would you believe it, things only get crazier from there. POLITICO host Steven Overly dives into the latest in Bucharest with Andrei Popoviciu, a Romanian freelance investigative journalist who has been covering this story for POLITICO.

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Police raids, fleeing TikTokers and Romania’s cancelled election

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Police raids, fleeing TikTokers and Romania’s cancelled election

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Police raids, fleeing TikTokers and Romania’s cancelled election