According to the sources you provided, the campaign on TikT…

According to the sources you provided, the campaign on TikTok that heavily promoted Călin Georgescu, a far-right and pro-Russian candidate, was actually funded by the National Liberal Party (PNL), which is part of the current governing coalition in Romania. This contradicts the initial claims of Russian interference in the election. The investigation by the Romanian tax authority (ANAF) and reports from Snoop.ro and other outlets reveal that PNL, through Kensington Communication, hired 130 influencers to create content under hashtags like #EchilibrușiVerticalitate, which ended up promoting Georgescu's candidacy[1][2][4]. This suggests that the PNL's campaign was either intentionally or unintentionally hijacked to support Georgescu, leading to his unexpected victory in the first round of the presidential election.