In a disturbing and all-too-familiar turn of events, Romania’s recent presidential election has been marred by foreign interference, blatant censorship attempts, and an alarming assault on national sovereignty.
The increasingly desperate and unscrupulous globalist establishment—now led by France—is facing serious accusations of attempting to subvert Romanian democracy. Allegations have surfaced that French authorities pressured the founder of the influential social media platform Telegram to silence conservative voices after anti-globalist candidates Calin Georgescu and George Simion scored decisive victories—first in an annulled initial round, and again in the re-run that followed.
In the re-run of the first round of the election held on May 4, Simion, a conservative-nationalist firebrand who opposes military entanglements in Ukraine and champions Romania-first policies, threatened to upend the left-liberal globalist order by securing 40% of the vote.
But as we’ve all witnessed, an electoral defeat means little to the globalist establishment. Losing at the ballot box does not compel them to relinquish power—far from it.
Last year, when independent nationalist Calin Georgescu won the first round with a commanding lead, the Constitutional Court annulled the results, citing vague “irregularities” and supposed “Russian interference.” Unsurprisingly, no evidence was ever produced. Georgescu was then banned from running again—a chilling move condemned by pro-humanity forces across Europe and ignored completely or forcefully supported by globalist regime enjoyers.
US Vice President J.D. Vance even cited the case earlier this year as proof of the EU’s escalating war on democratic sovereignty, saying, when the people vote the wrong way, the elites just cancel the results
Now, a new bombshell threatens to further delegitimize the already illegitimate Romanian election. Pavel Durov, founder of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, revealed that French intelligence directly pressured him to silence Romanian conservatives online ahead of the election. Durov named Nicolas Lerner, head of France’s Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE), as the official who attempted to strong-arm him during a private meeting in Paris.
“This spring at the Salon des Batailles in the Hotel de Crillon, Nicolas Lerner, head of French intelligence, asked me to ban conservative voices in Romania ahead of elections. I refused,” Durov wrote. “We didn’t block protesters in Russia, Belarus, or Iran. We won’t start doing it in Europe.”
Durov, who holds multiple citizenships including French, posted a symbolic “baguette emoji” to initially hint at France’s involvement before publicly naming Lerner. His refusal to play along with the globalist script has earned him praise from freedom advocates, including Elon Musk, who posted “Hear, hear!” in response to Durov’s stand.
But the French Foreign Ministry, unsurprisingly, dismissed the allegations as “completely unfounded,” calling them a “diversionary maneuver,” despite the growing mountain of circumstantial evidence and their own history of aggressive censorship policies.
Romanian conservative candidate George Simion, in his usual style, didn’t pull any punches. In an interview ahead of the runoff, he accused the French state and foreign institutions of actively working to subvert the will of Romanian voters. “They are putting a lot of money and pressure—through their ambassador here, and through foreign institutions—in order to rob the Romanian people of their vote,” Simion told entrepreneur and journalist Mario Nawfal.
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Romania’s Presidential frontrunner:
“Let’s rejoice only if I’m in the presidential seat and I’m not killed by a bullet or something.”@GeorgeSimion is on the verge of a political earthquake.
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— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 16, 2025
His warnings proved prophetic. Despite his decisive first-round victory and positive polling numbers just before the election, Simion lost in a razor-thin runoff on May 18 to Nicusor Dan—a globalist-backed centrist extremist bureaucrat beloved in Brussels, who parroted the usual pro-EU and pro-NATO lines. Just months ago, Dan was struggling to maintain popularity as Bucharest’s mayor. Now he’s president of the entire country? Right…
This suspicious reversal, following both the annulment of the Georgescu victory and attempted censorship of Simion’s support base, points to a very clear pattern of globalist manipulation that cannot be ignored.
Durov’s refusal to aid in this censorship campaign comes amid increasing pressure on alternative platforms to bow to state control. French authorities had previously targeted Durov in what now appears to be a politically motivated witch hunt, arresting him last year on questionable charges before releasing him on €5 million bail. It’s a tactic increasingly used by the regime to discredit and intimidate dissenters.
In a telling remark, Durov stated: “You can’t ‘defend democracy’ by destroying democracy.” That principle appears lost on the Western elite, who now routinely overturn elections and silence dissidents under the guise of “protecting” democratic norms.
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