BUCHAREST: Romania's Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that a referendum to impeach the country's president was invalid, leaving Trian Basescu in power, the Mediafax news agency reported.
Romania's ruling centre-left coalition USL headed by Prime Minister Victor Ponta last month launched a move to impeach centre-right rival Basescu, which led to a referendum that failed as voter turnout fell short of the required 50 percent threshold.
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