In Romania, a pro-Russian candidate was eliminated from the presidential race

Romania’s Constitutional Court has excluded a pro-Russian far-right politician from the list of presidential candidates. Reuters wrote this on Sunday, October 6.

European Union and NATO member Romania are scheduled to hold presidential elections in two rounds on November 24 and December 8, with parliamentary elections in between.

We are talking about Diana Shoshoaka, leader of the opposition party SOS Romania, which won two seats in the European Parliament in June.

The Constitutional Court of Romania discussed the legal challenges to the six candidates. As a result of the trial, he rejected five, however, he accepted the objections against Shoshoaki.

During the announcement of the decision, the politician broadcast live on Facebook, saying that the elections in Romania are “attempted to be rigged.”

Although this role is largely ceremonial, the president’s powers include the appointment of the prime minister after the election, as well as the appointment of judges and prosecutors. They also include handling foreign policy, meaning the new president will play a decisive role in Romania’s commitment to support Ukraine.

It was previously reported that former NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joan will take part in the presidential elections in Romania, scheduled for the end of November.

Let’s recall that in July, the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis signed an agreement on security cooperation between the countries in Washington.

Let’s add that the Prime Minister of Romania, Marcel Ciolaku, rejected the inaction of the authorities due to the violation of the Russian drone’s airspace, noting that the Romanian side was not obliged to shoot down the drone.