The Constitutional Court’s ruling no. 6, of August 21st, 2012 regarding compliance with the organizing and deployment of the national referendum held on July 29th, 2012 concerning the dismissal of the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, and the confirmation of the results thereof, has been published in the Official Gazette.
Traian Basescu can return to Cotroceni Palace to resume his tasks as President.
The ruling was published in the Official Gazette after nearly three hours after it was read in the re-united plenary session of the Parliament by the judge of the Constitutional Court, Mircea Ştefan Minea
On the 29th of July, a referendum for president Basescu’s dismissal was organized. According to the Central Electoral Bureau, the elections attendance rate was 46,24% (8.459.053 individuals) and 87,52% (7.403.836 individuals who cast their ballots) voted in favor of the presidents dismissal, while 11,15% (943.375 individuals ) – voted against.