Bangladesh, May 21 -- In a surprising twist to Romanias turbulent presidential race, Telegram founder Pavel Durov has offered to testify regarding alleged foreign interference in the countrys electoral process. Durovs statement comes amid mounting allegations from defeated right-wing candidate George Simion, who is calling for the annulment of the May runoff results. His claims, previously dismissed by mainstream European leaders, now gain fresh traction with the involvement of one of the worlds most prominent tech entrepreneurs.

The contentious presidential runoff held on May 18 saw pro-European centrist Nicușor Dan narrowly defeating George Simion with 53.6% of the vote to Simions 46.4%. Simion, the leader of the right-wing Allian...