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Romanian parliament votes for impeaching president

A national referendum to be held in the next 30 days will decide the president’s political future

BUCHAREST, July 6 (Itar-Tass) — The Romanian parliament voted for impeaching President Trajan Basescu at a joint meeting of both chambers on Friday. After hours of stormy debates 258 Romanian deputies voted for the impeachment to 116 deputies being against.

A national referendum to be held in the next 30 days will decide the president’s political future.