Romanian officials will meet Thursday to discuss possible cyber threats to its elections after a far-right pro-Russian candidate took a shock lead in its presidential vote. Far-right pro-Russia candidate Calin Georgescu secured a surprise lead in the presidential election -- knocking out premier Marcel Ciolacu -- with many questioning the role of social media in his shock surge.

Romania's top security body will meet on Thursday to discuss possible risks to the country and its electoral process stemming from social media, the president's office said, after the far-right's shock win in the first round of a presidential ballot.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis called a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council to review the risks of potential interference after the shock victory of a pro-Russian candidate in the first round of presidential elections Sunday.

An upcoming National Defense Council (CSAT) meeting will look at possible risks related to the IT infrastructure supporting the electoral process. The agenda of the meeting includes "the analysis of possible risks to national security generated by the actions of state and non-state cyber