Pavel Durov says he left the French leader’s last message unanswered when discussing the Romanian election.
Pavel Durov says he stopped replying to French President Emmanuel Macron after receiving a message in response to claims he made that France tried to influence Romania’s recent presidential election. In an interview on Wednesday with Le Point, the Telegram CEO said he chose not to respond.
In May, Durov accused Nicolas Lerner, the head of France’s foreign intelligence agency (DGSE), of asking him to censor conservative voices on Telegram during Romania’s election campaign. He also said, citing journalist Marius Tuca, that Lerner visited Romania two days before the vote. The agency has denied the claims.
“For a long time, he [Macron] could send me messages on Telegram about all sorts of topics,” the Russian-born entrepreneur told the newspaper. “The last time was the day I spoke about the Romanian elections and the DGSE.”
“He sent me a message. I didn’t reply,” he said.
Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the results of the first round of the presidential election carried out in November 2024 due to alleged Russian interference – claims which Moscow has denied. Independent candidate Calin Georgescu, who secured an unexpected lead after the vote, was disqualified from the re-run.
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In May, the conservative EU critic George Simion lost a run-off vote against pro-Brussels Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan by a single-digit margin. Simion later challenged the results, alleging “external interferences by state and non-state actors,” but the nation’s Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the petition.
Following the petition, Durov offered to testify before the Romanian authorities about his interactions with French officials, saying he would do so “if it helps Romanian democracy.”
In August 2024, Durov was arrested in France and charged with complicity in crimes allegedly carried out by Telegram users. The entrepreneur, whose company is headquartered in Dubai, was ultimately released on €5 million ($5.46 million) bail and allowed to leave the country in mid-March.
Smart guy Durov. The best is to treat macron with contemp( he deseves it) and completely ignore him. It will really enrage him 🤣
Narcissists hate it when you don’t respond. It will make Macron feel unimportant.
Heres a guy who sets up an encrypted messaging service that allows people to communicate by text, voice, video call along with channels people can receive truthful news.
He has all the necessary safeguards to report and capture criminal behaviour. And report it to the appropriate authorities.
Heres where it gets messy.
First the CIA approached Paval and asked for a back door to see comments. Paval moves from the USA and set up operations in the UAE.
Pavel goes in an invited trip to France then he is arrested for facilitating underage pornographers in the system he wrote.
Macron, known for his fiddling with votes and orchestrating his very popular political opposition to be charge spending the money from the wrong account.
Macron was recently seen on a train hiding his cocaine. Macron was recorded being punched by his wife before stepping off a plane.
Do not travel to France. It is corrupt. It is not safe. It is run by a bunch of criminals who will stop at nothing to hold on to power until they can arrange another criminal in the opposition to take over.
The French people are desperate to dump Macron. They want him gone. The protest were enormous.
You dont get that many votes to hold onto power when your own citizens despise you that much.
Install Telegram Messenger today and talk freely to your frends and family, join groups that share truthful news
Who cares for a midget, rode by an old valkyre.
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