“We now have irrefutable evidence of meddling by France, Moldova, and other actors, in an orchestrated effort to manipulate institutions, direct media narratives, and ultimately impose a result that does not reflect the sovereign will of the Romanian people.”
The ultranationalist said €100 million was spent in Moldova to buy votes, and claimed that “dead people” voted in Sunday’s second round.
He referenced claims by Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, that the French government asked the platform to “silence” conservative voices ahead of the presidential vote.
Simion called on the court to invite Durov to testify and “share firsthand what he knows about the disinformation and digital operations that interfered with Romania’s elections” before the result is validated.
“Neither France nor Moldova nor anyone else has the right to interfere in the elections of another state,” Simion wrote in a post.
Simion said he had low expectations that Romania’s top court would annul the elections after his complaint, and called on Romanians to lodge complaints too.
This story is being updated. Carmen Paun and Elena Giordano contributed reporting.