Diana Șoșoacă

Diana Șoșoacă

2024 and 2025 Romanian presidential election: ref

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=== 2024 and 2025 Romanian presidential election ===
=== 2024 and 2025 Romanian presidential election ===
Șoșoacă intended to run for [[President of Romania]] in the [[2024 Romanian presidential election|2024 election]]. However, she was barred from running by the [[Constitutional Court of Romania|Constitutional Court]], which removed her name from the list of candidates on the November 2024 ballot. In response, she said "[t]his proves the Americans, Jews and the European Union have plotted to rig the Romanian election before it has begun". The court's decision was called "an unprecedented threat to democratic values" by politicians on all sides.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=Romania's top court removes far-right candidate from presidential race |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romanias-top-court-removes-far-right-candidate-presidential-race-2024-10-06/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Reuters}} The court's ruling, which was split 5–2 along party lines, was criticized by some for being politically motivated,{{cite web | title=Top Romanian Court Bans Pro-Russian Candidate From Presidential Race | website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | date=2024-10-08 | url=https://www.rferl.org/a/top-romanian-court-bans-pro-russia-candidate-from-running-in-presidential-polls/33150414.html | access-date=2024-10-14}} including by the [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]], which announced it was ending its governing coalition with the [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] as a result.{{cite web | last=Ofițeru | first=Andreea | title=De ce nu a fost lăsată Diana Șoșoacă să candideze la prezidențiale: are conduită anticonstituțională | website=Europa Liberă România | date=2024-10-07 | url=https://romania.europalibera.org/a/motivarea-ccr-de-ce-nu-a-fost-lasata-diana-sosoaca-sa-candideze-la-prezidentiale/33149720.html | language=ro | access-date=2024-10-14}} The Constitutional Court noted that she had a long-term antisemitic discourse: "the promotion of a constant antidemocratic and anti-Semitic speech".https://www.ccr.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Hotararea-2-24.pdf
Șoșoacă intended to run for [[President of Romania]] in the [[2024 Romanian presidential election|2024 election]]. However, she was barred from running by the [[Constitutional Court of Romania|Constitutional Court]], which removed her name from the list of candidates on the November 2024 ballot. In response, she said "[t]his proves the Americans, Jews and the European Union have plotted to rig the Romanian election before it has begun". The court's decision was called "an unprecedented threat to democratic values" by politicians on all sides.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=Romania's top court removes far-right candidate from presidential race |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romanias-top-court-removes-far-right-candidate-presidential-race-2024-10-06/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Reuters}} The court's ruling, which was split 5–2 along party lines, was criticized by some for being politically motivated,{{cite web | title=Top Romanian Court Bans Pro-Russian Candidate From Presidential Race | website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | date=2024-10-08 | url=https://www.rferl.org/a/top-romanian-court-bans-pro-russia-candidate-from-running-in-presidential-polls/33150414.html | access-date=2024-10-14}} including by the [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]], which announced it was ending its governing coalition with the [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] as a result.{{cite web | last=Ofițeru | first=Andreea | title=De ce nu a fost lăsată Diana Șoșoacă să candideze la prezidențiale: are conduită anticonstituțională | website=Europa Liberă România | date=2024-10-07 | url=https://romania.europalibera.org/a/motivarea-ccr-de-ce-nu-a-fost-lasata-diana-sosoaca-sa-candideze-la-prezidentiale/33149720.html | language=ro | access-date=2024-10-14}} The Constitutional Court noted that she had a long-term antisemitic discourse: "the promotion of a constant antidemocratic and anti-Semitic speech".https://www.ccr.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Hotararea-2-24.pdf{{cite web | last=Matei | first=Sorina | title=De ce a interzis CCR candidatura la Preşedinţie a Dianei Şoşoacă: „declaraţii publice, luări de poziţie prin care desconsideră respectarea Constituţiei şi promovarea unui discurs constant antidemocratic şi antisemit" | website=Mediafax | date=7 October 2024 | url=https://www.mediafax.ro/politic/interzis-ccr-candidatura-presedintie-dianei-sosoaca-declaratii-publice-luari-pozitie-desconsidera-respectarea-constitutiei-promovarea-unui-discurs-constant-antidemocratic-antisemit-22508435 | language=ro | access-date=22 April 2026}}


On 13 March 2025, Șoșoacă registered her candidacy for the [[2025 Romanian presidential election]], which was rejected by the Central Electoral Bureau.{{cite web | title=Romania excludes second far-right poll hopeful | website=France 24 | date=15 March 2025 | url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250315-romania-excludes-second-far-right-poll-hopeful | language=en| access-date=15 March 2025 }}
On 13 March 2025, Șoșoacă registered her candidacy for the [[2025 Romanian presidential election]], which was rejected by the Central Electoral Bureau.{{cite web | title=Romania excludes second far-right poll hopeful | website=France 24 | date=15 March 2025 | url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250315-romania-excludes-second-far-right-poll-hopeful | language=en| access-date=15 March 2025 }}