Around six months ago, the nationalist pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu came out of nowhere to win the first round of the country’s presidential elections, boosted by an unprecedented TikTok campaign.
However, 48 hours before the second round was set to be held, the results were annulled over concerns about his campaign and potential Russian interference. As a result, Romanians will cast their votes again this Sunday.
We spoke with Euronews’ Bucharest bureau chief Andra Miron-Diaconescu about how Georgescu vanished into thin air and current election frontrunner and so-called ‘MAGA’ man George Simion.
In this episode, we also look at another meeting between the EU and India in Brussels as part of a bid to agree on a free-trade deal, and where in Europe readers buy the most books online.
Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and production assistant Lauren Walker. Audio editing by Johan Breton. Music by Alexandre Jas.
