This report provides an overview of the key conversation drivers and dynamics from available Facebook data sourced through the Meta Content Library for the period Dec 1-8, 2024. This past week has been pivotal in Romanian politics. Reports from Romanian intelligence services have suggested coordinated efforts to influence the outcome of the first round of the presidential elections.

Additionally, the Romanian Constitutional Court’s decision to annul the first-round results and cancel the scheduled second-round vote on December 8th has significantly unsettled the political landscape in Romania and beyond. The data looks at a snapshot of the political landscape in Romania, particularly focusing on the recent political storm surrounding the fallout from the shock win in the first round of the Presidential elections of Călin Georgescu and the implications of his campaign on social media engagement and Romanian democracy.