Senate secretary Gavrila Vasilescu said only 60 senators cast their vote, while 15 left the room. Of the senators who cast votes, 50 were in favor of extending mandates, seven against and three abstained.
"The quorum for the Senate is 67 lawmakers, so there was no quorum,” Vasilescu said.
Chamber of Deputies secretary Gelil Eserghep said in his turn that 157 lawmakers were present, while 172 were absent. Of the ones who attended, 114 voted in favor, 21 against, 21 abstained, and one lawmaker “did not vote”.
The plenary session was suspended as only 217 lawmakers cast votes, out of 231 needed to meet quorum.