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 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.

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.