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S.O.S. Romania

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S.O.S. Romania
S.O.S. România
AbbreviationSOS RO
PresidentDiana Șoșoacă[1]
FoundersGabriel Gib[2]
Adeluța Gib[2]
Maricel Viziteu[2]
Founded23 November 2021[3]
Split fromRomanian Socialist Party[2]
Alliance for the Union of Romanians
HeadquartersStrada Modrogan, Nr. 6, Sector 1, Bucharest[4]
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[7]
European Parliament groupNon-Inscrits (since 2024)
Colours  Navy blue
  Light blue
SloganUn popor unit nu poate fi învins (A united people can't be defeated)
Senate
0 / 135
Chamber of Deputies
13 / 330
European Parliament
1 / 33
Local councils
149 / 39,900
Website
sosro.ro

S.O.S. Romania (Romanian: S.O.S. România) is a far-right political party in Romania, founded on 23 November 2021 by Maricel Viziteu and spouses Gabriel and Adeluța Gib. Gabriel Gib was previously a member of the Romanian Socialist Party and a candidate for the Senate of Romania on PSR's Vâlcea County lists. As of 2026, the party is centered around Diana Șoșoacă, a prominent far-right former political activist and present member of the European Parliament and president of S.O.S.[8]

De jure, S.O.S. Romania is right-wing populist and socially conservative. Informally, the party is considered even more radical than the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, the right-wing powerhouse of the Parliament of Romania and the party from which S.O.S. split. Members of it have been constantly tied to the neo-Legionary movement in Romania and to Russia, which it activelly supports in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Like AUR, it is a supporter of the unification of Moldova and Romania, albeit more vocal and more violent in this matter.

The party retains 15 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Parliament, but is not represented directly in the Senate, the upper house, since 2025. S.O.S. is represented in the Senate by PACE, a parliamentary group made out of S.O.S. and POT senators.

Although PACE is allegedly pro-European, S.O.S. is strongly Eurosceptic, supporting Romania's withdrawal from both the European Union and NATO. President Diana Șoșoacă was elected in the European Parliament for Romania in 2024 and stands as an independent since S.O.S. is not part of any European party. Since then, she has been the center of several scandals which led to her immunity being stripped in 2026.

History

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The party was founded in November 2021 by Maricel Viziteu and Adeluța and Gabriel Gib, the latter being a former member of the Romanian Socialist Party (PSR).[2] It became known on the Romanian political landscape in May 2022 after senator Diana Șoșoacă, elected on the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) list, joined the party and later became its leader.[8]

Political analyst and former politician Miron Mitrea stated that the party had a support level of 5–6% in the election polls as of July 2023.[9] Șoșoacă replied that its support level was much higher and told people not to trust the polls.[10]

On 13 October 2023, S.O.S. Romania expressed its intention to join the Identity and Democracy Party in the European Parliament.[11][12] However, it was later reported the S.O.S. Romania would join an alliance led by Alternative for Germany instead.[13] On 28 June 2024, the Alternative for Germany declined the application of S.O.S. Romania to join their European Parliament group,[14] with the Hungarian nationalist party Our Homeland Movement stating that this was at their request.[15]

Political views

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Diana Șoșoacă, leader of S.O.S. România, espouses a cluster of far-right nationalist, sovereigntist and populist positions that have increasingly stirred controversy. She has vocally called for Romania's withdrawal from the European Union (RO‑Exit), characterizing EU membership as destructive, and has denounced NATO as an institution that drags Romania into unnecessary conflicts.[16] Although her party professes to oppose “Russian and Chinese dictatorships” and claims the label “Eurorealist” rather than Eurosceptic,[17] Șoșoacă herself has openly embraced pro‑Russian posturing—visiting the Russian embassy in Bucharest multiple times, including on Russia Day, and even writing an open letter to Vladimir Putin urging the "return" of territories she asserts historically belong to Romania.[18][19][20]

Her rhetoric extends to irredentist demands, advocating for the denunciation of the 1997 treaty with Ukraine and asserting claims over Northern Bukovina, Bessarabia, Budjak, and Snake Island—an initiative Ukraine responded to with a three‑year entry ban for her.[21] Post-pandemic, she gained notoriety opposing COVID-19 restrictions and vaccines; she later carried this confrontational style into the European Parliament, where she disparaged the institution as undemocratic and staged theatrical protests, once even voting in folk costume while displaying religious imagery and waving criticisms at EU officials.[22] Her combative tone and pro‑Russian and antisemitic rhetoric led to her disqualification from the 2024 and 2025 presidential races by Romania's Constitutional Court, which cited her statements as incompatible with the duties of the presidency.[23][24][25] Ideologically, her platform has been characterized as Romanian nationalism,[27] ultranationalism,[28] Romanian irredentism,[29] social conservatism,[32] sovereigntism,[34] right-wing populism,[38] Russophilia,[39][40] and hard Euroscepticism.[42]

Electoral history

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European elections

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ElectionVotesPercentageMEPsPositionEU PartyEP Group
2024 450,040 5.03%
2 / 33
  5th  NI

Legislative elections

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Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2024 679,923 7.36
28 / 331
 718,415 7.76
12 / 134
  5th 
Opposition to PSD-PNL-UDMR minority government (2024–2025)
Opposition to PSD-PNL-USR-UDMR government (2025–2026)
Opposition to PNL-USR-UDMR government (2026-)

References

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  1. ↑ Iulia, Moraru (25 January 2023). "Alianță între partidele lui Șoșoacă, Funar și Berenghi. Își unesc forțele pentru alegerile din 2024". Evenimentul Zilei.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cine sunt fondatorii partidului SOS România în care s-a înscris Diana Șoșoacă. Dacopați, în căutarea piramidei energetice". Ziare.com.
  3. 1 2 Ilie, Adrian (31 May 2022). "Diana Șoșoacă s-a înscris în partidul unui fabricant de gemuri și dulcețuri. Fondatorul "S.O.S. România" se teme de evrei și de reptilieni. Foto". www.fanatik.ro.
  4. ↑ Gheja, Victor (30 May 2022). "Șoșoacă s-a înscris în al treilea partid, SOS Romania. Cine sunt fondatorii partidului înființrather în Călimănești, judetul Valcea". www.aktual24.ro.
  5. ↑ Vulcan, Dora (29 March 2023). "Șeful mercenarilor Wagner către senatoarea Diana Șoșoacă: trebuie să strigăm, ca să fim auziți". Europa Liberă România. Europa Liberă România – via romania.europalibera.org.
  6. ↑ "Pandemic-born far-right party has rattled Romania's democratic future". www.euronews.com. 12 May 2023.
  7. ↑ [5][2][6]
  8. 1 2 "Diana Șoșoacă, într-un nou partid, după excluderea din AUR - S-a înscris in S.O.S. România". www.realitatea.net. 30 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Miron Mitrea: partidul Dianei Șoșoacă este cel mai bine plasat în rândul Opoziției, cu excepția AUR | RealitateaDinPSD.NET". realitateadinpsd.net.
  10. ↑ "Senatorul Diana Şoşoacă: Partidul SOS România are mult peste 5-6% cât îl prezintă sondajele; nici nu vor şti ce i-a lovit!". 17 July 2023.
  11. ↑ @EuropeElects (13 October 2023). "Romania: right-wing party S.O.S. Romania tells Europe Elects that they intend to join the right-wing Identity & Democracy group in the European parliament. According to projections, they have a chance to get 2 MEPs" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 June 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  12. ↑ Mihai, Catalina (12 June 2024). "Romanian far-right party entering EU parliament for the first time eyes ID". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Diana Șoșoacă se aliază cu Alternativa pentru Germania într-un nou grup politic european". 23 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Tăpălagă, Dan (28 June 2024). "EXCLUSIV Diana Șoșoacă și Luis Lazarus, europarlamentari SOS, respinși de partidul german de extremă dreaptă AFD / Europarlamentar AFD: Am avut o discuție cu cei de la SOS și am decis în unanimitate să nu îi primim în viitorul grup din Parlamentul European". G4Media.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Romanian Diana Șoșoacă's party rejected by new far-right group in European Parliament". Romania Insider. 11 July 2024. "At our request, the group rejected the application of the SOS Romania party to join," said Laszlo Toroczkai, a member of the Hungarian Our Homeland party, in a post on X. He motivated the request by saying that SOS Romania is anti-Hungarian.
  16. ↑ "Pentru prima dată în istorie, un parlamentar a cerut RO‑Exit! "De când suntem în Uniunea Europeană, ne-am distrus!"". Partidul S.O.S. România. 2 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "Program". Partidul S.O.S România. 12 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Șoșoacă nu se dezminte: A lăudat Rusia în primul discurs din Parlamentul European". 17 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "Șoșoacă a mers din nou în vizită la Ambasada Rusiei..." 8 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "SBU bars Romania's pro‑Russian Sosoaca from entry to Ukraine". 17 March 2025.
  21. ↑ "SBU bars Romania's pro‑Russian politician Sosoaca from entry to Ukraine". 17 March 2025.
  22. ↑ "Romanian election bureau rules opposition to EU and NATO membership is anti‑constitutional". 18 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "Romania's top court says it barred candidate from presidential race over pro‑Russian views". Reuters. 8 October 2024.
  24. ↑ "Romania's central election body disqualifies her again in 2025 for anti‑EU/NATO rhetoric". Reuters. 18 March 2025.
  25. ↑ "Șoșoacă, discurs antisemit în Parlament: "Iudeo-bolșevicii au omorât peste 800.000 de români din temnițele comuniste"". Ziare.com. 14 May 2024.
  26. 1 2 3 "09:34 România are 10 partide naționaliste și eurosceptice". 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  27. ↑ [3][26]
  28. ↑ "Romania's top court says it barred presidential candidate over pro-Russian views". Reuters. 8 October 2024.
  29. ↑ "Retorica anti-Occidentală a crescut în România după izbucnirea războiului: Partidele naționaliste, ca ciupercile după ploaie". Adevărul. 14 May 2023.
  30. ↑ Mohanu, Adela (5 June 2023). "Diana Șoșoacă afirmă că decizia CEDO privind legalizarea relațiilor între persoane de același sex nu trebuie pusă în practică de România". www.factual.ro/.
  31. ↑ "Diana Șoșoacă, președinte S.O.S. România, despre manualul OMS prin care copiii de la 0 la 4 ani vor învăţa masturbarea și conceptele LGBTQ". 22 May 2023.
  32. ↑ [30][31]
  33. ↑ "Diana Șoșoacă țipă după fostele teritorii românești din Ucraina. Zelensky a renunțat să mai vorbească în Parlamentul României: Nu îi facem noi programul". 10 October 2023.
  34. ↑ [26][33]
  35. ↑ "Șoc pe piața politică: Miron Mitrea spune că partidul lui Șoșoacă are 5-6 la sută". www.stiripesurse.ro. 17 July 2023.
  36. ↑ "Național-populismul". Revista 22. 25 April 2023.
  37. ↑ ""Anticipate în toamnă! PSD și PNL, corigente, fără speranțe de revenire, se îndreaptă spre zid!" | Radu Tudor avertizează asupra ascensiunii partidelor extremiste". www.antena3.ro.
  38. ↑ [35][36][37]
  39. ↑ "Șoșoacă nu se dezminte: A lăudat Rusia în primul discurs din Parlamentul European". 17 July 2024.
  40. ↑ "Diana Șoșoacă a mers la o recepție la ambasada Rusiei, la două zile după alegerile la care a câștigat un mandat în Parlamentul European". 12 June 2024.
  41. ↑ Stanoiu, Iulia (11 April 2023). "Rețeaua minciunilor: Influencerii de pe Facebook care ventilează conspirații, dezinformări și propagandă pro-Kremlin".
  42. ↑ [26][41]
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