Basescu criticized the Government for giving the Electoral Bureau and Constitutional Court what it claimed was the correct number of voters in the country, only to do a 180 the next day and tell the court it was not sure about the number.
“This is unprecedented – trying to change the figures used in the referendum after you’ve seen the results. This proves that these people have absolutely no conscience, they are not interested in the country or in justice,” said Basescu.
The referendum on the president’s impeachment required a voter turnout of more than half to be validated. Basescu and his supporters, the Democratic Liberal Party, campaigned for a boycott. In the end, according to the results announced by the Electoral Bureau, total turnout was 46.24%, with 87.52% votes in favor of impeachment and 11.15% against.
The Constitutional Court was supposed to rule on the outcome of the referendum on Wednesday, but has postponed its ruling for September 12, to first recheck the voter lists.
Crin Antonescu will remain acting president until that date.