Romanian Senate Amends Referendum Law

Thus, 81 senators voted in favor of President Traian Basescu’s request to reexamine the referendum law after the Constitutional Court ruled on its unconstitutionality.

 

The Court’ s decision allows the President to initiate a national referendum along with the elections, or close to the date of elections.

 

Based on this decision, Basescu initiated on November 25, 2007, along with the European Parliament elections, a referendum introducing the uninominal voting system. 

 

The law will be subject to vote in the Chamber of Deputies.