| Author (Person) | Buckley, Neil |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 7.7.12 |
| Publication Date | 07/07/2012 |
| Content Type | News |
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Romania’s parliament voted on the 6 July 2012 to suspend President Traian Basescu and triggered a national referendum to impeach him, in an escalating power struggle that has raised international concerns about democracy and rule of law in the country. The suspension vote followed days of tensions in the Balkan state, which joined the EU in 2007, as Victor Ponta, the prime minister and his leftwing USL coalition challenged the powers of the president. Mr Basescu and opponents of Mr Ponta accused the prime minister of trampling on the constitution to launch the impeachment process. |
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| Countries / Regions | Romania |
