Constitutional Court on Saturday, he also rejected complaints filed against the registration six other candidatesincluding the leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Nicolae Ciuki, former deputy NATO Mircea Geoana and the center-right politician Ludovic Orban and the leader of Romanian Hungarians Kelemen Hunor.
Deletion of Sosoaka, who from this year is a member of the European Parliament for her party SOS Romaniafrom the list of candidates, the judges are to justify the decision after the official publication. The authors of the complaint against Sosoaka accused her of, among other things, racial hatred, presenting false signatures, lack of respect for party statutes and violation of the constitution – writes the Romanian portal Digi24.
The politician accuses the authorities of “dictatorship”
The politician herself, famous for her scandals and performances, anti-Ukrainian views and supporting the Russian narrative on the war, accused the authorities of “dictatorship”. In her opinion, “Jews are behind the decision to reject her candidacy.”
However, other Romanian opposition politicians also criticized the court's decisionclaiming that Sosoaka's removal is a wake-up call doubts about the democratic nature of the procedures. Some suggested that it was “the dream of (Prime Minister) Marcel Ciolacu”, who is also running in the elections.
The presidential elections will be held in Romania November 24, and the second round – December 8.