Romania's Basescu wins referendum-official
BUCHAREST, May 20 (Reuters) Romanians rejected an attempt by parliament to impeach reformist President Traian Basescu in the Saturday referendum, preliminary official results showed on Sunday.
Data collected from 92 per cent of the polling stations showed 74 per cent of Romanians voted against impeaching Basescu on charges that he overstepped his authority. Turnout was 44 per cent.
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Story first published: Sunday, May 20, 2007, 14:07 [IST]