The leader of the S.O.S.Romania party, Shoshoake, was not allowed to participate in the presidential election

The Central Election Bureau of Romania has not allowed the leader of the S.O.S.Romania party, Senator of the Romanian Parliament Diana Shoshoake, to participate in the repeat presidential elections in May. This was reported by the local newspaper Adevarul on March 15.

"Only three CEC members would have voted for the nomination, 10 members voted against, rejecting the candidacy. Now her only chance is to challenge the decision of the Central Election Commission in the constitutional Court," the message says.

At the same time, it is noted that the election commission rejected Shoshoake's candidacy with the same motivation as the Constitutional Court of Romania in October 2024. At that time, the politician was banned from participating in the December elections due to the fact that she allegedly denies the values enshrined in the country's constitution.

"Brilliant results are being achieved <...> through difficult means," Shoshoake responded to the decision of the Central Security Service on the social network Facebook (owned by the recognized extremist Meta company, its activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation).

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On March 9, the electoral authority refused to register opposition politician Calin Georgescu as a candidate, deciding that the documents submitted by him did not comply with the requirements of the law. This decision sparked protests in Bucharest, which escalated into clashes with the police.

Later, on March 11, the Constitutional Court of Romania upheld the CEC's decision rejecting Georgescu's registration for the presidential election. The opposition leader himself called this step a blow to democracy.

The first round of the Romanian presidential election was held on November 24, 2024. According to official sources, Georgescu was in the lead with 22.94% of the vote, but on November 28, the country's Constitutional Court demanded that the Central Election Commission recount the results. They were cancelled on December 6. Repeat elections will be held in Romania on May 4. The second round is scheduled for May 18.