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Romanian Deputies Reach No Consensus Over Prosecution Request For Ex-Minister

Members of Romania’s Chamber of Deputies’ committee for legal matters couldn’t reach a consensus Tuesday over the anticorruption department’s request for approval to prosecute former transports minister Miron Mitrea.

Romanian Chamber Tacitly OKs Ordinance On Communist Police Archive Study Organization

The law approving government emergency ordinance 24/2008 on the structure studying the archives of the former communist police, or CNSAS, was approved tacitly Tuesday by the Chamber of Deputies.

Romania’s Automobile Privatization To Be Concluded Soon – Ford

U.S. giant Ford Motor Co said Tuesday as a reaction to the approval of the law over the privatization of Romania’s auto assembly plant Automobile Craiova that the privatization process will be concluded soon.

Romanian Deputies Adopt Uninominal Voting System Law

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Tuesday adopted 231 to 11 and 18 abstentions the law introducing the uninominal voting system.

Romanian Deputies Decide County Council Heads To Be Elected Uninominally

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies approved Tuesday, during debates on the draft introducing the uninominal voting system, an amendment according to which county council presidents are to be elected uninominally.

Romanian Deputies Maintain 5% Threshold For Parliament Elections

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday maintained the electoral threshold at 5% or six deputy and three senator mandates for deputies and three for senators, at the debates on the draft law introducing the uninominal voting system for parliament elections.

Romanian Deputies Debate Uninominal Voting System Law

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies started Tuesday debates on the draft law introducing the uninominal voting system for legislative elections.

Chamber Speaker Asks That Probe Requests For MPs Be Sent To Parliament

Chamber of Deputies speaker Bogdan Olteanu asked prosecutor general Codruta Kovesi to forward to Parliament the notices on the start of criminal investigations on acting and former ministers who are also MPs.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Mull Motion Against Car Tax

Romanian democrat liberals (PLD) said Monday they would submit a simple motion in the Chamber of Deputies asking the annulment of the country’s car tax and the restitution of citizens’ money, party president Emil Boc said.