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Traian Băsescu (Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan bəˈsesku]; born 4 November 1951) is a Romanian conservative politician who served as the fifth president of Romania from 2004 to 2014. Prior to his presidency, Băsescu served as Romanian Minister of Transport on multiple occasions between 1991 and 2000, and as Mayor of Bucharest from 2000 to ...
A CURS Institute poll put the figure at 78.1 percent. [22] [23] A common statement by the European Popular Party leaders Joseph Daul and Wilfried Martens, published one hour after the result of the vote "welcomes the decision of the Romanian people in today’s referendum to reject a call to remove president Traian Basescu from office". [24]
The move reinstated Băsescu as president of Romania. [6] Acting President Crin Antonescu, however, said that Băsescu was an "illegitimate" leader because he was suspended by parliament. [31] As a reaction to the verdict, hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Bucharest, calling for Băsescu's resignation. [32]
With this suspension, Băsescu became the first president of Romania in its history since 1989 that was suspended at least once. 19 May – 2007 Romanian presidential impeachment referendum: 75.06% of the referendum voters voted for Traian Băsescu to remain President, while the other 24.94% voted for the impeachment.
Iliescu was elected to his third non-consecutive term in 2000. In March 2004, at the end of his last term, Romania joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as part of the second largest wave of expansion in Central and Eastern Europe. 4 Traian Băsescu (born 1951) 2004 2009: 20 December 2004 21 December 2014 10 years, 1 day [a]
Presidential elections were held in Romania in 2009. They were the sixth presidential elections held in post-1989 Romania. The first round took place on 22 November, with a run-off round between the top two candidates Traian Băsescu (supported by the Democratic Liberal Party or PDL for short) and Mircea Geoană (supported by the Social Democratic Party or PSD for short) on 6 December 2009.
The only exception was Nicolae Ceaușescu, who was president under a different constitution, and who consequently was both a member of the PCR and president of Romania at the same time. Also, Traian Băsescu was the only president suspended/impeached twice to date (once in each of his two mandates, more specifically in 2007 and 2012).
In 2009, President Traian Basescu was re-elected for a second five-year term as the President of Romania. [ 15 ] In January 2014, Romania's supreme court sentenced former prime minister Adrian Năstase , who held office between 2000 and 2004, to four years in prison for taking bribe. [ 16 ]