Adina Marincea writes a well-documented and clear-eyed analysis in #Romanian, on the legitimacy of calling the discourse of parties like AUR, POT, of people like George Simion and Călin Georgescu "fascist".

https://hotnews.ro/au-liderii-aur-un-discurs-fascist-diferentele-dintre-george-simion-si-ceilalti-conducatori-1932770

Spoiler: it's very warranted. They're fascists.

#antifascism #romania

He was no one just 2 weeks ago, but now this #Russian-backed candidate for the #Romanian Presidency has millions of social media followers, pushed by #Russia's paid influencers, bot networks and troll farms, and yesterday was paid a personal visit by a #Polish far-right politician, also with a sympathetic eyes on #putin.

Let the world know.

But the #romanian supreme court did the right thing, and annulled the election to prevent the Russians from choosing its president. The vote will be redone to ensure the vote of the people is heard. #romania #romanianelections2024 https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-court-cancels-presidential-election-runoff-tiktok-russian-influence-calin-georgescu/