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Conor Gallagher provides good analysis on Romania in this article — with some highlights quoted below. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/12/democracy-dies-in-the-eu-romania-edition.html
“Judges there canceled the results of the recent election in Romania because a candidate who favored better ties with Russia won. The decision was based on bogus intel from the state intelligence services … overturning of the election in Romania marks a clear escalation of tactics and is likely a harbinger of what’s to come. … A bombshell Dec. 21 report from the Romanian investigative media outlet Snoop.ro revealed that the TikTok campaign allegedly orchestrated by the Russians that threw Romanian democracy out of whack was actually funded by the centrist National Liberal Party. … In this case Georgescu cannot be allowed to win because he takes the common sense approach that confrontation with Moscow does much more harm to Romanians than to Russia. And Romania is simply too important to NATO and the effort to weaken Russia. … In reality, the threat to cut off some EU funds is used as a form of financial blackmail to keep bloc countries from straying from neoliberal orthodoxy and NATO priorities. … It’s entirely possible that Romania is just the start of annulled elections as the neoliberal war champions who call themselves the “center” would no doubt love the power to cancel elections wherever they see fit. “
Conor Gallagher provides good analysis on Romania in this article — with some highlights quoted below.
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/12/democracy-dies-in-the-eu-romania-edition.html
“Judges there canceled the results of the recent election in Romania because a candidate who favored better ties with Russia won. The decision was based on bogus intel from the state intelligence services … overturning of the election in Romania marks a clear escalation of tactics and is likely a harbinger of what’s to come. … A bombshell Dec. 21 report from the Romanian investigative media outlet Snoop.ro revealed that the TikTok campaign allegedly orchestrated by the Russians that threw Romanian democracy out of whack was actually funded by the centrist National Liberal Party. … In this case Georgescu cannot be allowed to win because he takes the common sense approach that confrontation with Moscow does much more harm to Romanians than to Russia. And Romania is simply too important to NATO and the effort to weaken Russia. … In reality, the threat to cut off some EU funds is used as a form of financial blackmail to keep bloc countries from straying from neoliberal orthodoxy and NATO priorities. … It’s entirely possible that Romania is just the start of annulled elections as the neoliberal war champions who call themselves the “center” would no doubt love the power to cancel elections wherever they see fit. “