Romanians block move to impeach president

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Romanians block move to impeach president
Sat May 19, 2007 1:15PM EDT

By Radu Marinas and Luiza Ilie

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanians rejected on Saturday an attempt by
parliament to impeach reformist President Traian Basescu in a referendum,
giving him a mandate to revive his anti-corruption drive.

Two separate exit polls released after voting ended at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT)
showed between 75 and 78 percent voted "no" to plans to impeach Basescu.

Parliament suspended Basescu as president last month and called the
referendum on the grounds he had exceeded his authority and pushed the
new European Union nation into a political deadlock.

Many ordinary Romanians see the former sea captain as an anti-corruption
crusader. Their verdict is a humiliation to Liberal Prime Minister Calin
Tariceanu and his Social Democrat allies who led the impeachment drive.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1962414520070519

[Greeby]

1. At least they have an impeachment to block nt