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Romania’s media watchdog under fire after removing video claiming Călin Georgescu's election ban equates coup d'état

March 28, 2025

The National Audiovisual Council (CNA), which governs TV and media in Romania, has recently come under fire after it issued an order for the removal of a video in which a journalist states that the decision of the Central Electoral Bureau to eliminate pro-Russian Călin Georgescu from the presidential race is a coup d'état.

The claim was made on the Marius Tucă...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-media-watchdog-controversy-video-claiming-calin-georgescu-ban-2025
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