Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday called for a meeting of the country’s top security chiefs about the risk of foreign interference in upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.
The meeting was a result of “possible risks to national security” the presidential office said. It comes days after a relatively unknown candidate won the first round of presidential elections, knocking out the prime minister and other better-known candidates.
Polls and Romania’s intelligence services, who are normally alert to foreign interference, failed to see Calin Georgescu’s meteoric rise.
The Supreme Council of National Defense will meet on Thursday afternoon at the Cotroceni presidential Palace.
On the agenda is assessing possible risks to national security from state and non-state cyber actors in the IT&C infrastructures, and support for the electoral process.
Romania’s president, prime minister, defense minister, Army chief, and intelligence chiefs are on the council.
