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With just below 50 % of the vote within the first election spherical final month, Milanović didn’t safe an outright victory. The runoff will happen Jan. 12, pitting him in opposition to Dragan Primorac from the ruling Croatian Democratic Union.
According to CIR, accounts “that includes pro-Russian authorities imagery and hashtags” usually posted content material praising Milanović on social media, together with X and Facebook, in “two waves”: After he voiced his opposition to sending Croatian troops to Ukraine, and after the primary spherical of the election.
“One seemingly inauthentic Facebook account recognized by researchers was discovered to submit over 100 occasions a day and primarily shared photographs attacking Primorac or supporting Milanovic,” the report claims.
The report comes scorching on the heels of the shock victory of just about unknown ultranationalist, pro-Russia candidate Călin Georgescu within the first spherical of Romania’s presidential election in late November. Romania’s high courtroom later annulled the election after it was revealed in declassified Romanian intelligence paperwork that Georgescu had benefited from a Russia-style booster marketing campaign on TikTok.
Milanović’s spokesperson didn’t instantly reply to POLITICO’s request for remark.
