{"id":10128,"date":"2026-05-12T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10128"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:00:48","slug":"extremist-sos-romania-party-begins-collecting-signatures-to-suspend-president-nicusor-dan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10128","title":{"rendered":"Extremist SOS Romania party begins collecting signatures to suspend president Nicu\u0219or Dan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Romanian Parliament part of the extremist, pro-Russian party SOS Romania, have begun the process of collecting signatures for the suspension from office of Nicu\u0219or Dan, according to the leader of the party, <strong>Diana Iovanovici-\u0218o\u0219oac\u0103<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, 155 lawmakers out of the total 465 have signed for the initiative, \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 added, without specifying which party\u2019s MPs have backed the suspension procedure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were asked not to make the names of the people public because there is already a very big scandal in those respective parties,\u201d \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 claimed on Monday, May 11, cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/agerpres.ro\/politic\/2026\/05\/11\/sosoaca-anunta-inceperea-demersului-de-strangere-de-semnaturi-in-parlament-pentru-suspendarea-presed--1555074\">Agerpres<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She further explained that starting from May 8, more than 400,000 members and supporters of SOS Romania have expressed support for the dismissal of Nicu\u0219or Dan. Doing so would mean the restoration of the rule of law in Romania, said \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.romania-insider.com\/european-parliament-lifts-diana-sosoacas-immunity-april-2026\">being investigated<\/a> for depriving Italian journalists of their freedom, legionary propaganda, and Holocaust denial.<\/p>\n<p>The SOS Romania party leader also asked for Nicu\u0219or Dan\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c95% of Romanians want the dismissal of Nicu\u0219or Dan and do not recognize him as president,\u201d \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 argued, adding that she will notify international institutions of Dan\u2019s alleged illegitimacy. She also criticized Nicu\u0219or Dan for not organizing consultations with all parties for the appointment of a new prime minister and advocated for early elections.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, on May 9, Europe Day, \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=2227313864688980\">filmed herself<\/a> ripping the European Union flag apart, then attended a ceremony at the Russian Embassy.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of the SOS Romania deputies, Silvia Macovei, mentioned the president&#8217;s \u201crefusal to act as mediator and guarantor of the Constitution\u201d as a reason to suspend him. He also violated the fundamental law of the country, she said.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:radu@romania-insider.com\">radu@romania-insider.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source: Inquam Photos|Octav Ganea)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Romanian Parliament part of the extremist, pro-Russian party SOS Romania, have begun the process of collecting signatures for the suspension from office of Nicu\u0219or Dan, according to the leader of the party, Diana Iovanovici-\u0218o\u0219oac\u0103. So far, 155 lawmakers out of the total 465 have signed for the initiative, \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 added, without specifying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}