Romanian Lawmakers To Convene For Talks On Constitution Revision Committee Tuesday

Anastase said she would also inform Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana of her decision, with the proposition to set off debates at 3 p.m..

Anastase’s decision comes after Prime Minister Emil Boc urged the opposition social democrat and liberal leaders, in a recent interview for MEDIAFAX, to state whether or not they are in favor of making the country’s Parliament single-chamber and cutting the number of lawmakers to maximum 300 from the current 471.

Boc has called on social democrat head Mircea Geoana and liberal head Crin Antonescu to make public their standpoint on the matter, stressing the social democrats and liberals in opposition are deliberately stalling debates on the issue.

According to Boc, the two leaders should agree immediately with the setting up of a committee to revise the country’s Constitution, adding a referendum must be held this year to make sure the country will have a single-chamber Parliament and only 300 lawmakers in 2012.

Romanians were polled in a national referendum on November 21, 2009 and the majority voted to make the country’s Parliament single-chamber and reduce the number of lawmakers to maximum 300 from the current 471.