What can be brought to a referendum?

CONSTITUTIONOF ROMANIA

(Adopted 1991; lastamended 2003)

http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?id=371

TitleIII: Public Authorities

ChapterII: The President of Romania

Article90: Referendum

(1) The Presidentof Romania may, after consultation with Parliament, ask the people of Romaniato express, by referendum,their will on matters of national interest.

Article95: Suspension from office

(1)In case of having committed grave acts infringing upon constitutionalprovisions, the President of Romania may be suspended from office by theChamber of Deputies and the Senate, in joint sitting, by a majority vote ofDeputies and Senators, and after consultation with the Constitutional Court.The President may explain before Parliament with regard to imputations broughtagainst him.

(2) Theproposal of suspension from office may be initiated by at least one third ofthe number of Deputies and Senators, and the President shall be immediatelynotified thereof.

(3) If theproposal of suspension from office has been approved, a referendum shall be held within 30 days, inorder to remove the President from office.

TitleVII: Revision of the Constitution

Article150: Initiative of revision

(1)Revision of the Constitution may be initiated by the President of Romania onthe proposal of the Government, by at least one quarter of the number ofDeputies or Senators, as well as by at least 500,000 citizens with the right tovote.

(2) Thecitizens who initiate the revision of the Constitution must belong to at leasthalf the number of the counties in the country, and in each of the respectivecounties or in the Municipality of Bucharest, at least 20,000 signatures mustbe recorded in support of this initiative.

Article 151: Procedure of revision

(1)The draft or proposal of revision must be adopted by the Chamber of Deputiesand the Senate, by a majority of at least two thirds of the members of eachChamber.

(2) If noagreement can be reached by a mediation procedure, the Chamber of Deputies andthe Senate shall decide thereupon, in joint sitting, by the vote of at leastthree quarters of the number of Deputies and Senators.

(3) Therevision shall be final after the approval by a referendum held within 30 days of the date ofpassing the draft or proposal of revision.