Far-right Romanian MEP Diana \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 praised dictator Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, February 11, stating that \u201che had the best foreign policy\u201d in relation to countries in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow you talk about defending Christians. How can you protect Christians in Arab countries when you accuse all Arab nations? You do not know them. Neither Persians nor Arabs. You discredit Trump, Putin, everyone,\u201d said Diana \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 from the European Parliament podium.<\/p>\n
She then presented dictator Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu as an example.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want strategies? Look at Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu\u2019s policies. No one has ever equaled him. Yes, he was a dictator, but he had the best foreign policy. He managed to bring Israel and Palestine to the same table and brought peace to the region. The European Commission is not capable of this. Mrs. Ursula von der Leyen is only pushing us into war with everyone, and from here, in the European Parliament plenary, I demand her resignation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The leader of a small parliamentary party, SOS Romania, \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 also accused the European Commission head of actions \u201cthat led to crimes during the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
Romanian Green MEP Nicu \u0218tef\u0103nu\u021b\u0103, who ran as an independent in last year\u2019s elections and presided over the session, reacted to \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103\u2019s statements.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to add, as the session chair, that Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu was responsible for millions of atrocities in Romania. In any case, we are not having this debate now,\u201d said Nicu \u0218tef\u0103nu\u021b\u0103, who serves as a Vice President of the European Parliament.<\/p>\n
In October 2024, \u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 praised interwar fascist Romanian politician Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and said that a \u201cJewish power\u201d blocked her from running for president.<\/p>\n
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