# S.O.S. Romania

S.O.S. Romania (Romanian: S.O.S. România) is a far-right political party in Romania that was founded in 2021. The party is considered to be right-wing populist, socially conservative, and irredentist. Additionally, the party is known for its Eurosceptic stance, and is considered more radical than the right-wing Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR). S.O.S Romania has been described as being closely tied to Russia. Since 2022, the party has been led by Diana Șoșoacă, then a member of the Senate of Romania, who had been elected on the AUR list.

## History

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). 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.
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. Șoșoacă replied that its support level was much higher and told people not to trust the polls.
On 13 October 2023, S.O.S. Romania expressed its intention to join the Identity and Democracy Party in the European Parliament. However, it was later reported the S.O.S. Romania would join an alliance led by Alternative for Germany instead. On 28 June 2024, the Alternative for Germany declined the application of S.O.S. Romania to join their European Parliament group, with the Hungarian nationalist party Our Homeland Movement stating that this was at their request.

## Political views
### Views on the EU and Russia

Șoșoacă demanded Romanian withdrawal from the European Union. and is also critical of NATO. On the party's website, it claims that it opposes "Russian and Chinese dictatorships", and that it supports Romania's EU membership, preferring to be called Eurorealist rather than Eurosceptic. Sosoaca has openly supported the Russian Federation, and visited the Russian embassy multiple times. She visited the embassy of Russia in Bucharest on the 12 June. The party's president, Diana Șoșoacă, was accused of promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, after being rejected from the 2024 presidential run. She paid tribute to the former Legionary leader Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and used antisemitic tropes..

### Support for Greater Romania

The party is also a proponent of Greater Romania, demanding Ukraine to return to Romania the territories annexed in 1940 during the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, which are today part of Ukraine. Due to this, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Șoșoacă, who is the party's president.

## Electoral history
### Legislative elections

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

### European elections

| Election | Votes | Percentage | MEPs | Position | EU Party | EP Group |
| 2024 | 450,040 | 5.03% | 2 / 33 | 5th | | NI |