But nothing like this happened. The first results saw the emergence of Călin Georgescu, a firebrand NATO critic, whom opinion polls failed to detect on their radar. As the vote count progressed ...

Georgescu, an admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has surged to more than 450,000 followers on TikTok, racking up millions of views and five million likes in the country of 19 million ...

Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu's account on TikTok was labelled as a political account and treated like any other, the online platform said on Thursday, adding that it had acted on ...

These hot takes need the right environment to prosper (aka go viral). The most successful case study you can use for inspiration is Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu, who just won a shock ...

Bucharest (AFP) – Barely known a year ago, far-right candidate Calin Georgescu successfully dominated social network TikTok to emerge the shock winner of Romania's first-round presidential ...

A first-round vote on Sunday propelled the ultranationalist, pro-Russian firebrand Călin Georgescu to a shock victory in part thanks to his sudden popularity on TikTok. The app is under mounting ...

Having polled in single digits before Sunday’s vote, independent far-right politician Calin Georgescu, 62, surged to a victory that raised questions over how such a surprise had been possible in ...

The Central Election Bureau is expected to meet on Thursday afternoon to discuss the request. Calin Georgescu, a little-known, far-right populist, won the first round, beating the incumbent prime ...

Calin Georgescu, a little-known, far-right populist, won the first round in the election, beating the incumbent prime minister. Mr Georgescu, who ran independently, was due to face reformist Elena ...

The situation would worsen if Călin Georgescu (controversial presidential candidate supported by nationalist forces) is removed from the race altogether. Such a move could martyr him, turning him into ...