Romania heads back to the polls this weekend just six months after a disputed presidential election was thrown out over alleged Russian interference and covert social media manipulation. The country’s Constitutional Court annulled November’s results amid claims that TikTok influencers were paid to boost a far-right candidate. But instead of halting their rise, the decision may have only strengthened the far right’s momentum. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.
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