The fossilized left has been governing Europe for decades. During that time, it has largely pushed massive social welfare states, unchecked mass immigration (often from former colonies and/or other places that do not share nor care to adopt European cultural norms) and, of late, are pushing mass de-industrialization especially in their energy sectors.

If I worked for Chinese and/or Russian intelligence and I wanted to piledrive the European continent...this is how I'd do it.

However, in country after country the citizens are feeling the effects of what amounts to single-ideology rule and are revolting. So naturally the dying legacy liberal parties are "standing up for democracy"...by banning the other side.

You can't make these people up.

They're citing the usual excuses:
politico.eu - Romania court cancels presidential election runoff tiktok russian influence calin georgescu

Romanian court cancels presidential election amid Russian influence fears

and
X (Twitter): Dr. Simon on X: "🚨 BREAKING: Almost all German parties are moving to ban the right-wing @AfD, accusing it of violating human dignity and the liberal democratic

Since AfD looks like it might be winning, gotta ban them also.

liberalism. Fails everywhere, first time, every time.