In 2003, after a period in which his own equivocal stance on the matter had drawn controversy,Final Report, pp. 361, 374; Deletant, pp. 270–273 Constantinescu's successor Ion Iliescu established the Wiesel Commission, an international group of expert historians whose mission was the study of the Holocaust in Romania, later succeeded by the Elie Wiesel National Institute. The Final Report compiled by the Commission brought the official recognition of Ion Antonescu's participation in the Holocaust.Final Report, pp. 9–13, 17–18, 361–362, 386–393; Deletant, pp. 6–7 After that moment, public displays of support for Antonescu became illegal. Daniela Șontică, "Biserica lui Antonescu" , in Jurnalul Național, 20 May 2006 Antonescu's SMERSH interrogations were recovered from the Russian archives and published in 2006. Despite the renewed condemnation and exposure, Antonescu remained a popular figure: as a result of the 2006 Mari Români series of polls conducted by the national station TVR 1, viewers nominated Antonescu as the 6th greatest Romanian ever. Vasile Gârneț, "Mari Români. Concursul s-a terminat, discuțiile continuă" , in Contrafort, October 2006 The vote's knockout phase included televised profiles of the ten most popular figures, and saw historian Adrian Cioroianu using the portion dedicated to Antonescu to expose and condemn him, giving voters reasons not to see the dictator as a great Romanian. The approach resulted in notable controversy after Ziua newspaper criticized Cioroianu, who defended himself by stating he had an obligation to tell the truth.
in 2003 after a period in which his own equivocal stance on the matter had drawn controversyfinal report pp 361 374; deletant pp 270–273 constantinescu's successor ion iliescu established the wiesel commission an international group of expert historians whose mission was the study of the holocaust in romania later succeeded by the elie wiesel national institute the final report compiled by the commission brought the official recognition of ion antonescu's participation in the holocaustfinal report pp 9–13 17–18 361–362 386–393; deletant pp 6–7 after that moment public displays of support for antonescu became illegal daniela șontică "biserica lui antonescu"  in jurnalul național 20 may 2006 antonescu's smersh interrogations were recovered from the russian archives and published in 2006 despite the renewed condemnation and exposure antonescu remained a popular figure as a result of the 2006 mari români series of polls conducted by the national station tvr 1 viewers nominated antonescu as the 6th greatest romanian ever vasile gârneț "mari români concursul s-a terminat discuțiile continuă"  in contrafort october 2006 the vote's knockout phase included televised profiles of the ten most popular figures and saw historian adrian cioroianu using the portion dedicated to antonescu to expose and condemn him giving voters reasons not to see the dictator as a great romanian the approach resulted in notable controversy after ziua newspaper criticized cioroianu who defended himself by stating he had an obligation to tell the truth