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Romanian 'TikTok Messiah' presidential candidate embodies hybrid war with West, say experts

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Romanian 'TikTok Messiah' presidential candidate embodies hybrid war with West, say experts

Romanian 'TikTok Messiah' presidential candidate embodies hybrid war with West, say experts

Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has millions of likes on TikTok and hundreds of thousands of followers.

He ran a successful social media campaign to emerge victorious in the first round of the country's presidential elections.


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The independent nationalist beat all expectations by winning the first round of the presidential elections in Romania on Sunday.

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According to his website, Calin Georgescu holds a doctorate in pedology, a branch of soil science, and held different positions in Romania’s environment ministry in the 1990s.

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