A referendum on impeaching the head of state might be held in two weeks at the latest, said the sources.
They added that the Parliament will convene Thursday morning to read out and debate the impeachment request. The president will also be invited to attend the meeting, the sources said.
After debates, the document will be sent to the Constitutional Court, which will be asked to issue a standpoint on the matter in 24 hours, so lawmakers may vote on the impeachment request on Friday.
Romania’s Government has approved an emergency decree setting the Constitutional Court will no longer issue mandatory notifications with respect to the Parliament’s decisions and its opinion will be only consultative, people close to the matter said earlier Wednesday.
They added that Constitutional Court judges can no longer oppose impeachment proceedings against the head of state since the court’s opinion over Parliament’s decisions is only consultative.
Under the Constitution, if the impeachment request is approved by the legislature, a referendum on the matter will be held within 30 days.
Liberal deputy Eugen Nicolaescu announced Wednesday that the ruling Social Liberal Union will submit with the Parliament’s standing bureaus a request to start impeachment proceedings against Basescu.