Presidential candidates have moved to Tik-Tok to capture the attention of younger voters and social media enthusiasts. All the aspirants to the chair of the president have a profile on Tik-Tok, but not necessarily success among Internet users.
George Simion seems the most popular candidate on Tik-Tok PHOTO Adevărul
Social media has become essential in 21st century election campaigns. And this in the conditions in which the population of all ages and social categories surfs on one platform or another, or in the case of young people, on the majority. This is precisely why candidate promotional messages are ubiquitous on social media.
There is no candidate who does not have a profile on the most popular social networks. More recently, all presidential candidates have moved to Tik-Tok, one of the most popular social networks among young people. Moreover, the candidates are trying to make their electoral messages known in this area as well. All candidates have profile on Tik-Tok. Not all of them have managed to attract the people who are passionate about tik-tok so far.
George Simion and Diana Sosoacă, the king and queen of electoral Tik-Tok
Among the presidential candidates, George Simion and Diana Sosoacă, are by far the most successful on Tik-Tok. They have the most followers and the most likes. They seem to be to the taste of the audience that accesses this platform most often.
Basically, George Simion is clearly the number one on this social media platform. He has over 442,000 followers and over 7.4 million likes. In addition, it is followed in real time by more than 3400 Tiktokers.
Diana Sosoacă is in second place on Tik-Tok. On his official page, he has over 405,000 followers and 1.9 million likes. At the same time, it is followed in real time by 544 people. Both candidates also invest a lot of time in content, with many clips in which they either strike a chord or lash out at various institutions.
In third place, in terms of popularity on Tik-Tok, is Elena Lasconi. The USR candidate has over 31,000 followers and 278,000 likes on his official page.
At the opposite pole are the candidates of the major parties. Marcel Ciolacu 8473 followers, Nicolae Ciucă, 1132 and Mircea Geoană 1305 followers.
It is true that almost every candidate still has secondary pages, either of the party or of the campaign teams. For example, Mircea Geoană has a dedicated page called Team Geoană with 13,000 followers. It is a page dedicated to young people, precisely the target followed on Tik-Tok by the candidates.
