Europe Provocation with a muzzle: Romanian woman thrown out of the EU Parliament

A scandal in the European Parliament shortly before the vote on a second term of office for EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: Parliament President Roberta Metsola had the far-right Romanian MEP Diana Iovanovici Sosoaca thrown out of the plenary for repeatedly disrupting the proceedings.

Sosoaca was surrounded by up to eight ushers who tried to persuade her to follow the President's instructions. With an annoyed undertone, Metsola asked the MP: "How many colleagues have to come to escort you out of the room?" After an exchange of words, she finally left the room.

Previously, the Romanian had repeatedly disrupted speeches with loud heckling, for which she was also muzzled. This was also the case when the liberal parliamentary group leader Valérie Hayer spoke in favor of abortion rights at the lectern.

The right-wing extremist also held up a picture of Jesus. Parliamentary President Metsola explained that this was the third disruptive action by the Romanian and subsequently expelled her from the chamber.

Sosoaca regularly visits the Russian ambassador in Bucharest and, among other things, prevented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from addressing the Romanian parliament during his visit to Bucharest in October 2023.

The planned speech by the guest from Kiev was canceled because Sosoaca threatened to riot. Her party is a spin-off from the equally far-right AUR party, which is currently in the ECR parliamentary group.