After taking over control of Parliament, governing coalition submits request to impeach Romania's president
This came the day after after the USL changed the head of the Senate, the second most important person in the country after the president, and the head of the Chamber of Deputies.
The presidential impeachment procedure can start if supported by at least a third of MPs, then, if support is gained in parliament the president is immediately notified. If the proposal is approved, a referendum to dismiss the president will be organized within 30 days.
Romania's president Traian Basescu (in picture) was suspended for 30 days in 2007, but he was not dismissed after the referendum. If the referendum dismisses the president, the new head of the Senate Crin Antonescu will become the interim president. The Government will then have to organize presidential elections within three months.
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