While criticizing her rhetoric, some of Șoșoacă’s political opponents have also raised concerns about the nine-member court.
“Diana Șoșoacă represents all that is evil in Romanian politics,” Romanian Renew MEP Eugen Tomac told POLITICO in a statement. “[She is] a politician who supports the Kremlin’s agenda and uses the most aggressive and xenophobic language against the Jewish minority in our country.
“However, this kind of reckless politician should not be stopped using Putin-style methods,” Tomac continued. “The Constitutional Court’s decision is questionable and hard to understand. The fundamental principles of democracy should never be put on hold in any context. Șoșoacă should be removed by voters at the polls or sanctioned by those who defend dignity and citizens’ rights through democratic processes.”
Șoșoacă, the eccentric leader of the ultra-nationalist S.O.S Romania party, was elected to the European Parliament in June. She has previously called for the EU to stop providing weapons to Kyiv and even said Romania should annex some Ukrainian territories.
During the interview with POLITICO she hit out at Israel, the United States and the secret services of both countries, which she claimed “influence[d] the court’s decision.”
Her accusations are unsubstantiated. The Israeli and U.S. embassies in Bucharest were not immediately available for comment.