Remus Cernea

Remus Cernea is a Romanian activist against discrimination based on faith and religion. He is the founder of the Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience Association. From 2012 to 2016, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. He ran in the 2009 Romanian presidential election, gaining over 60,000 votes, or a share of 0.62% of the votes. In October 2010, he left the Green Party over ideological differences and created the Green Movement (Romanian: Mișcarea Verzilor) Cernea considers himself a "freethinker", which he describes as being more encompassing than the term of "atheist" He wants to offer an alternative to the mainstream politics and tries to attract the 60-70% of voters who are disappointed by the politicians and do not want to go to the polls. Cernea wants to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights at the appeal of appeal of the Human Rights Act of 2004, which was passed by the European Parliament in 2004. He has also been a vocal supporter of gay rights and of same-sex marriage.