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| Romanian court declares impeachment referendum void | Romanian court declares impeachment referendum void |
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| Romania's constitutional court has ruled that a referendum on whether to impeach the president has failed because the minimum voter threshold was not reached. | Romania's constitutional court has ruled that a referendum on whether to impeach the president has failed because the minimum voter threshold was not reached. |
| The ruling on Tuesday clears the way for President Traian Basescu to return to his post, the latest twist in a power struggle between a leftwing government and the populist centre-right president. | The ruling on Tuesday clears the way for President Traian Basescu to return to his post, the latest twist in a power struggle between a leftwing government and the populist centre-right president. |
| Basescu was suspended by parliament on the grounds that he had overstepped his authority by meddling in government business and the judicial system. | Basescu was suspended by parliament on the grounds that he had overstepped his authority by meddling in government business and the judicial system. |
| Augustin Zegrean, chairman of the court, said that judges had voted by six to three in its ruling. Less than 50% of the electorate had voted in the 29 July referendum. | Augustin Zegrean, chairman of the court, said that judges had voted by six to three in its ruling. Less than 50% of the electorate had voted in the 29 July referendum. |
| The court made the ruling after the government claimed the electorate had shrunk and that the necessary threshold for the vote had therefore been reached. | The court made the ruling after the government claimed the electorate had shrunk and that the necessary threshold for the vote had therefore been reached. |
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