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Romania in crises as presidential elections is cancelled

The presidential election has been postponed due to allegations of foreign influence.

The presidential election in Romania has been postponed following suggestions of foreign influence interfering in the first round of the election. We speak to a former Romanian foreign minister who ran in the first round of the vote, and a journalist who explains why TikTok is also under fire for its role in the election.

Also on the programme: Donald Trump makes an official visit to France for the ceremonial reopening of Notre Dame today. He last visited France in 2017. But this time, his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, is in deep political trouble. And, folk music from the Balkans has been added to Unesco's cultural heritage list, highlighting its role as a unifier in the region.

Paul Henley discusses all this with guests Zoe Gardner, an independent researcher and campaigner on migration policy, and Yannis Palaiologos, journalist with the daily newspaper Kathimerini and Inside Story, an investigative news online publication.

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