123:, whom she took to court in July 2006 for abuse of office, accusing him of using the Army intelligence service to spy on her, following a comment he made on television to that effect. As a result, Atanasiu was suspended by the president before resigning under pressure several months later. Her resignation from the Băsescu administration in March 2007, coming shortly after that of her husband from the SIE directorship, prompted intense speculation. She stated it was for strictly personal reasons, but others cited an e-mail she sent to PD secretary general
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image for himself, and Udrea, whom she described as "dreaded but not respected", rule the PDL (into which the PD had by then evolved) by fear. That summer, she joined the PNL, running for a seat in
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and calls for early elections, Săftoiu resigned her seat. That
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