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The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and Expert Forum (EFOR) are pleased to invite you to the second briefing on the parliamentary and presidential elections in Romania, taking place over three consecutive weekends between November 24 and December 8, 2024. Romania’s autumn elections brought a shock: an unknown far-right candidate won the first round without spending any ···
Policy Brief 190 – From Underdog to Contender The Rise of Călin Georgescu in the Polls From September 2024 until now political hashtags have been constantly TOP trending on Romania. Following our online monitoring it was clear to us that the invasion of political content is coming from a wave of accounts that mostly support ···
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and Expert Forum (EFOR) are pleased to invite you to our first briefing in a two-part series on the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in Romania, taking place over three consecutive weekends between November 24 and December 8, 2024. During this intense electoral period, Romanian voters will head to the polls ···
Expert Forum analyzed data related to candidates in parliamentary elections and published a report on electoral competition, women’s participation in elections, procedures, appeals and process transparency. Read the report See the candidate database (processed by EFOR) General statistics For the 2024 parliamentary elections, more candidacies were submitted compared to the previous elections – 8302 in ···
On September 25, we invite you to the launch of the report “Elections in Romania and Moldova,” an event dedicated to analyzing online influence campaigns and disinformation operations targeting the elections in Romania and Moldova. Organized by Expert Forum (EFOR), WatchDog.MD, and the Black Sea Trust of the German Marshall Fund (GMF), the event will ···
EFOR President, Sorin Ioniță, delivered a presentation at the Accession Exchange Forum, a platform for EU candidate countries organized by NEC – New Europe Center. The event brought together leaders from government and civil society to discuss European integration strategies and measures to counter disinformation in the region.The conference is available here: 3rd ···
Analysis Reports – Elections in Romania and Moldova: Kremlin’s Campaign Narratives An in-depth analysis of disinformation narratives and strategies employed during electoral campaigns in Romania and Moldova, with a focus on Kremlin-backed influence efforts. Romania Report: The Architecture of Romanian Disinformation – Connections with the Kremlin This report explores the structural framework of disinformation ···
In contemporary society, polarization within families and interpersonal relationships is often fueled by the ways we engage with social media and disinformation. This pressing reality is explored in the new play (De)conectat, written and directed by Ozana Nicolau, as part of a project co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund and produced by ···
Moldova’s Political Crossroads: A Discussion on the Stakes of the 2024 Presidential Elections and EU Referendum In this edition of Secretele Puterii, Alex Cozer welcomes prominent experts Sorin Ioniță, president of Expert Forum, Vlad Kulminski, executive director of IPIS, and Valeriu Pașa, president of the WatchDog.MD community. As Moldova approaches the decisive date of ···
In the face of growing strategic threats and disinformation campaigns, Expert Forum, in partnership with WatchDog.MD, has been at the forefront of efforts to protect Moldova’s democratic processes. With the constitutional referendum and presidential election set for 20 October 2024, Moldova stands at a crucial crossroads. The referendum will determine whether the nation amends ···