Why the MAGA Right Became Obsessed With the Romanian Election NYT | Top Stories Nicholas Casey 11 June 2025 at 04:41 It started with a Russian influence campaign and a canceled vote. Then the American right showed up. © Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi for The New York TimesA protest held in Bucharest, Romania, in support of the European Union on May 9, a little more than a week before the country held a hotly contested presidential election.