Romania's far-right presidential frontrunner said on Wednesday he will bar continued Ukrainian grain exports through Romania and further military aid to Kyiv if elected, and that Bucharest is not obliged to stick to NATO's defence spending commitments.

Specialized software analysis shows that controversial social media posts, which promoted far-right frontrunner Calin Georgescu, were shared by pro-Russia accounts and amplified by bots.

The judo-loving TikTok campaigner won most votes in the first round of the presidential election. Here’s what it means.

Draganesti, adorned with European flags and a stronghold of the Social Democratic Party, cast 37% of its votes on Sunday for the pro-Russian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu in the first round of the presidential election.

Romania validated the results of the first round of presidential elections won by pro-Russian Calin Georgescu, who will face pro-European Elena Lasconi.

BUCHAREST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Calin Georgescu, who has stunned Romania and its European allies by leading the first round of the eastern European country's presidential election, is a far-right, self-styled outsider critical of NATO and of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Far-right outsider sends shockwaves through Europe after surprise first-round win in Sunday's presidential election

Calin Georgescu, the little-known far-right politician, used TikTok to spread his anti-EU, anti-NATO message and win the first round of Romania's presidential election.

Romania’s political scene has introduced Calin Georgescu, a little-known far-right populist, who surprised the nation by leading the first round of the presidential election with 22.95 per cent of the vote.

Romania's far-right presidential frontrunner said on Wednesday he will oppose continued Ukrainian grain exports through Romania and further military aid to Kyiv if elected, and that Bucharest is not obliged to stick to NATO's defence spending commitments.