The Romanian presidential impeachment referendum of 2007 was conducted in order to determine whether the president of Romania Traian Bsescu should be forced to step down.
On 19 April 2007 the Romanian parliament suspended Bsescu. As the Constitutional Court of Romania acknowledged the Parliament's vote on the following day, Bsescu remained suspended from the position of president until the referendum would clarify the situation. It took place on 19 May 2007 and confirmed that the impeachment should not stand. 24.75% voted to impeach Bsescu, while 74.48% wanted to keep him in office.
Although not impeached, Bsescu is the first president in the history of Romania who has been officially suspended.
The president of Romania (Romanian: Președintele României) is the head of state of Romania. Following a modification to the Romanian Constitution in 2003, the president is directly elected by a two-round system and serves for five years. An individual may serve two terms. During their term in office, the president may not be a formal member of a political party.
The office of president was created in 1974, when Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu elevated the presidency of the State Council to a fully fledged executive presidency. It took its current form in stages after the Romanian Revolution—Ion Iliescu deposed Ceaușescu, resulting in the adoption of Romania's current constitution in 1991.
Klaus Iohannis is the incumbent president since his inauguration on 21 December 2014. Iohannis is of full Transylvanian Saxon descent, making him the first president from Romania's German minority.
2007May, 19
President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension.
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