Romania’s top court ordered a recount after a little-known ultranationalist candidate scored a surprise victory in Sunday’s presidential election, as a security panel said the contest was affected by a cyber operation aimed at influencing the outcome.

A recount of the votes cast in Sunday's first round of presidential elections in Romania has been ordered by the country's top court following allegations that social media platform TikTok gave "preferential treatment" to the surprise winner,

The short-form video-sharing company TikTok, in an official statement sent on November 28 to Agerpres, assured that no evidence of a "covert influence operation" has been found on the platform in recent weeks related to the presidential elections in Romania,

A top court issued the ruling just days after an ultranationalist outsider unexpectedly won the most votes in the first round of presidential elections held Sunday.

The deputy head of Romania's telecoms regulator will start the official process of suspending social media platform TikTok across Romania from Thursday pending an investigation into the part it played in Sunday's first round of the presidential election,

Speaking at a press conference, Hyer emphasized the need for TikTok to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) and ensure that the platform does not violate any European r