June 3, 2025. Viralized topics online in the last 24 hours

National and regional political developments were of interest to the public that was informed yesterday from the social media area, with a focus on actions and statements by President Nicușor Dan and AUR leader George Simion. The findings of this analysis reflect the most discussed topics from the top 100 viral headlines in terms of volume of interactions generated on Facebook the previous day.

The Romanian digital space was dominated by an increased interest in the Polish presidential elections, with Karol Nawrocki's victory becoming a catalyst for numerous reactions in the Romanian political environment. Platforms such as [mariustuca.ro], [Realitatea], [epochtimes-romania.com] and [alephnews.ro] presented the result of the election, highlighting the "sovereignist", "nationalist" or "eurosceptic" profile of the new Polish president. At the same time, George Simion capitalized on his victory, associating it with his own political agenda, in a message with a viral impact, covered by sources such as [Gândul], [Libertatea] and [Realitatea]. In addition, Nawrocki's victory was also interpreted as an ideological victory of "patriots" against "neo-Marxism" at European level, as shown by headlines on [60m.ro] or [4media.info].

An event of interest in social media was also the B9 summit in Vilnius, where President Nicușor Dan was involved in talks with Volodimir Zelenski and NATO leaders. Platforms such as [biziday.ro], [Digi 24] and [Stirile PROTV] detailed Romania's positions on support for Ukraine and the geopolitical context on the Eastern flank. There were also negative headlines reflecting continued support for Ukraine [4media.info, ortodoxinfo.ro].

Complementarily, news about Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian bases, seen as an unprecedented military success, fueled user interest [mariustuca.ro, Mediafax, biziday.ro].

George Simion has been a highly present figure in the viral stream, both through controversial statements, some considered as a swerve against President Nicușor Dan, and through moves such as the co-optation of Dan Dungaciu as AUR's foreign relations expert [Realitatea, epochtimes-romania.com, Gândul, Antena3].

ARTICLES WITH HIGH VIRALITY

1. Sovereignist Karol Nawrocki has won Poland's presidential election against pro-European Rafal Trzaskowski [MARIUSTUCA.RO]
2. Serious allegations from inside DNA. Blocked files and leadership's friendships with top suspects [RECORDER.RO]
4. George Simion attributes his presidential election in Poland. The short message delivered by the GOLD leader [LIBERTATEA]
5. Le Monde blasts George Simion after unfounded accusations of interference in Romanian elections: 'This animosity has roots reminiscent of Russia's anti-French campaigns in the Sahel' [ROMANIATV]
6. Karol Nawrocki, the sovereignist candidate, has won the Polish presidential election [REALITATEA]
7. Nicușor, 98% trust in Szeklerland after calculating the area of a kürtős in just 2 seconds [TIMESNEWROMAN.RO]
8. President Nicușor Dan met with Volodimir Zelenski in Vilnius. He told him that "a just and lasting peace can be achieved by showing strength", while the Ukrainian leader thanked him for the support Romania has shown so far, including for EU and NATO membership [BIZIDAY.RO]
9. Simion, new dig at Nicușor Dan. Message to a Romanian abroad: "Stay there for now, to get rid of the autist" [EPOCHTIMES-ROMANIA.COM]
10. George Simion announces that Dan Dungaciu is AUR's new consultant: Welcome home! [GÂNDUL]
11. Nicușor's candidate in Poland defeated by Patriots. Europe still has a chance [60M.RO]

***** Synthesis realized with the help of a monitoring feed provided by the NewsVibe Romania, team based on several online monitoring software. The top viral links are measured based on the number of interactions generated on Facebook by topics from the Romanian online press. Virality is measured by the cumulative number of likes, comments and shares obtained by various links over the course of a day.