CCR published the decision regarding the rejection of Diana Şoşoacă’s candidacy for the Presidency

The Constitutional Court of Romania, on Monday evening, published the decision regarding the rejection of Diana Iovanovici-Şoşoacă’s candidacy for the position of President of Romania. According to the document, the registration of this application violates certain eligibility conditions, referring to “the values ​​of democracy, the rule of law, respect for the Constitution related to their political-military commitment, Romania’s membership in the EU and individual. NATO”.

The entire document can be read HERE

“The court notes that, in relation to the acts and facts described by the appellants and mentioned in paragraphs 7-14 and 22 of this decision, registration Miss Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă is applying for the elections for the President of Romania in 2024. the eligibility conditions provided by the constitutional provisions of art.1 par.(3) and (5), of art.82 par.(2), related to the conditions of art.148 and 149, with reference to the values ​​of democracy, the rule of law, respect for the Constitution related to their political-military commitment, half of Romania’s membership in the EU and NATO. Therefore, the Court will accept the appeals and dismiss the Decision of the Central Election Bureau number 18/D on October 3, 2024”, the document says.

According to CCR, “The right to be elected is a fundamental right of a political nature, it represents the democratic situation qua non and the democratic functioning of the state and is exercised in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution and the laws. . The right to be elected does not have an absolute character, with the possibility of being subject to restrictions, and the arrangement is the result of the democratic vision of the Constitution”.

“Even if an oath of allegiance is submitted by the candidate who wins the elections, the elements in the oath of allegiance are eligibility and meaningful conditions for running for the office of President of Romania, which must be completed by the applicant at the time of application. his application. These conditions can only be reviewed by the Constitutional Court. It would be impossible and against the nature of the democratic process for the candidate not to meet these conditions ab initio and still participate in the elections, and if he wins them to submit a formal loyalty oath “, the Constitutional Court argues.

“It is well known that, through her constant speech, Mrs. Diana Iovanovici Sosoacă urges to change the democratic foundations of the state and to break the constitutional order,” the document says.

“Democratic rules apply to all citizens, regardless of their status in the state and political preferences, and anarchic demonstrations and slips in public space cannot be tolerated. Such behavior will include a discussion of the problem of using constitutional institutions and procedures to reject the demands, principles and values ​​that are regulated by the constitution. Public statements, taking positions and expressing declarations that go against constitutional values ​​and the demands of a democratic society, together with participation in certain public events, are reasons to enough to state that Mrs. Diana Iovanovici-Şoşoacă, as a candidate for the position. of the President of Romania, questioning and avoiding the duty to respect the Constitution through his public speech regarding the removal of essential guarantees about the fundamental values ​​and preferences of the state, is that is the status of a member state of the EU and NATO. Therefore, it is obvious that respect for the Constitution and the protection of democracy – the conditions for running for the office of the President of Romania – are foreign aspects of the public dialogue that is promoted by him”, said CCR.

Marian Enache – president of CCR and judges Mihaela Ciochină, Cristian Deliorga, Dimitrie-Bogdan Licu, Laura-Iuliana Scântei, Gheorghe Stan, Attila Varga were present at the meeting where it was decided to reject the application of Diana Şoşoacă. Scântei created a unique idea, according to News.ro.

Livia Stanciu and Elena Simina Tănăsescu, both appointed by President Iohannis, were present from the meeting.

What did the two opponents do to criticize Diana Şoşoacă’s application for Cotroceni

Amalia Bellantoni complained: there are obvious signature-like elements that are presented as belonging to different people, some of which are copies; The presence of the Russian embassy and the statement “Romania is not a state of law. A dictatorship was established in Romania. Well, there is a thousand times more democracy in Russia than in Romania. And in China there is democracy!”; the scandal regarding the attack and loss of freedom of Rai Uno journalists; during the pandemic, Diana Şoşoacă publicly incited the people to riot in a way that was not worthy of a candidate for the presidential elections; issued threats to the national security of the Romanian state, suggesting that he can provide information that could destabilize NATO and the European Union.

In addition, he contributed to the spread of Russian propaganda by discrediting NATO; Sosoacă gave interviews to some Russian publications in which he promoted the same propaganda messages as those of Russia and dismissed NATO and the European Union, calling for Romania’s “neutrality” and the need for our country ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ in her first speech in the European Parliament, Diana Şoşoacă spoke again about anti-Western and anti-Russian themes, going so far as to declare the necessity of Romania’s independence ; Diana Şoşoacă’s aggressive physical and verbal behavior is widely known, she does not shy away from issuing death threats to the people she talks to;

Sosoacă always shows contempt for the law, believing that she is above it, for example the moment she was left without a driver’s license, receiving a fine after being seen driving at 110 km/h; he tried, by abusing the honors he had, to exercise sovereignty in his own name.

Mihai Gheoghe Ursa said in the appeal: Diana Şoşoacă is a candidate for a party that, through its statutes, programs, propaganda of ideas or through other activities it organizes, violates the provisions of the Constitution; attached a list of examples of the candidate’s “anti-democratic” behavior, referring, among other things, to his “friendship” with Russia, as well as his anti-Semitic and legionary views and behavior.

The judges of the Constitutional Court, on Saturday, October 5, refused Diana Sosoacă’s candidacy in the presidential elections.

Monday, Diana Sosoacă paid tribute to the former legionnaire commander Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and he promoted anti-Semitism. Sosoacă made a live intervention on the YouTube page of his party colleague Luis Lazarus and paid tribute to the ex-leader of the Legionary Movement from the interwar period.

Editor: AP