Romanian LibDems officially request to dismiss Senate's Speaker

Romanian LibDems (PD-L) have submitted on Wednesday, March 3 2010, the request to revoke Mircea Geoana from his Senate Speaker role for breeching the Regulation. The request was signed by 57 MPs.

PD-L senator Iulian Urban announced that the petition was signed by 48 PD-L senators, two from UDMR and seven senators from the independents’ group. „Up until today 12 pm, when wee engaged to submit the petition, only this many senators have been [present] in Romania’s Senate; the rest managed to go out in the territory”.

PDL group leader from the Senate, Traian Constantin Igas, announced on Wednesday that following the refusal to subject the independents’ group request regarding seats in commissions to vote, PDL will initiate the procedure to suspend Mircea Geoana (PSD) from his Senate Speaker role.