Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Green light for uninominal vote referendum


The Constitutional Court (CCR) decided on Tuesday that an objection raised by the People's Advocate is admissible and, as consequence, that an article in the Referendum Law is anti-constitutional. The article refers to the number of votes required in the Parliament in order to convoke a referendum for instating the uninominal vote system.

As re result of the CCR decision, the Parliamentarian vote on March 1st will be interpreted as in favor of organizing a referendum for the uninominal vote, although, in the first stage, it appeared as against, lacking two votes.

From a constitutional pointy of view, the 233 votes in favor were enough to organize the referendum, but an article in the Referendum Law demanded more than the constitutional definition of a majority.

HotNews.ro, Apr 17, 2007

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