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FAKE NEWS: Iohannis has established a dictatorship in Romania
FAKE NEWS: Iohannis has established a dictatorship in Romania

With NATO's complicity, Klaus Iohannis has established a dictatorship and will start a war on Romanian territory, according to sovereigntist MP Daniel Ghiţă.

Cezar Manu
17 Dec 2024
Georgia at the crossroads: will the government throw the country into Russia’s embrace?
Georgia at the crossroads: will the government throw the country into Russia’s embrace?

A battle between the people and the [ruling Georgian Dream] Party is being fought on the streets of Georgian cities. The stake: Georgia’s path towards the EU vs. a return to Russia’s orbit.

Diana Shanava
11 Dec 2024
Russian propaganda narratives targeting the election campaign in Romania
Russian propaganda narratives targeting the election campaign in Romania

Narratives identical or similar to those fostered by Russian propaganda have also been circulated in the current election campaign in Romania. They transpired not only in the rhetoric of far-right parties, which for years have internalized such theses, but also in the statements of certain politicians aligned to Romania's pro-Western course.

Cezar Manu
06 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: There are no extremist anti-Western parties in Romania
FAKE NEWS: There are no extremist anti-Western parties in Romania

There are no anti-EU, anti-NATO or far-right parties in Romania, claims Ion Cristoiu, a well-known promoter of narratives of Russian origin.

Cezar Manu
04 Dec 2024
Why did Romanian citizens in Moldova vote differently than the diaspora elsewhere in the West?
Why did Romanian citizens in Moldova vote differently than the diaspora elsewhere in the West?

Pro-European right-wing parties in Romania grabbed large numbers of votes in Moldova, while the Romanian diaspora opted for sovereigntist forces. Experts believe that sovereigntists were rejected because they are hostile to Ukraine.

Russia and pro-Russians campaigning to seize power in Chisinau in 2025
Russia and pro-Russians campaigning to seize power in Chisinau in 2025

The pro-Russian parties have launched the campaign for the legislative elections that will take place in 2025 in the Republic of Moldova with disinformation, claiming that Maia Sandu is not a legitimate president. The stake: the European path of the country.

Latest Bulgaria Elections Marked by Fraud Votes and Backstage Schemes
Latest Bulgaria Elections Marked by Fraud Votes and Backstage Schemes

Boyko Borissov’s GERB party expectedly topped the vote, but the elections left a bitter taste that political influence can be easily bought. They also underlined a worrying tendency for ethnicization of the vote.

Russia defies the West and chooses escalation in relations with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
Russia defies the West and chooses escalation in relations with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia

Russia has also co-opted North Korea in the war against Ukraine and is stepping up its operations in Moldova and Georgia. Moscow seems to be preparing for a final showdown against the West.

Cosmin Popa
29 Oct 2024
Iran: the ayatollahs win the elections, but the regime loses support
Iran: the ayatollahs win the elections, but the regime loses support

In the recent legislative elections, the regime in Tehran scored a victory and suffered a defeat at the same time. The winners were exactly who the ayatollahs wanted to be, but the turnout was the lowest in the history of the Islamic republic. The victory shows that the regime's ultraconservatives are firmly in control of Iran, but the low turnout indicates a loss of popular support for a regime that has been increasingly challenged in recent years.

The year of the “Great Reset” ?
The year of the “Great Reset” ?

Why the year 2024 is a test for liberal democracies around the world and disinformation might be fatal to them.

Marian Voicu
01 Mar 2024
Belarus in Putin's orbit: political repression and elections with a predictable outcome
Belarus in Putin's orbit: political repression and elections with a predictable outcome

On February 25, Belarus will hold local and legislative elections, the first since the anti-Lukashenko protests of 2020. Minsk clamped down on the opposition in the run up to the elections, and only pro-Lukashenko candidates are competing. Belarus remains firmly in Russia’s orbit.