MPs voted 181 to 53 against lifting Borbely’s immunity, and 183 to 47 against lifting Dobre’s immunity.
Under Romanian law, Parliament must lift the immunity of its members or former or current ministers before they can be investigated.
Prosecutors want to investigate Borbely on charges of influence peddling and false statements in his wealth declaration, while Dobre caught prosecutors’ eye when he informed the Constitutional Court the Interior Ministry is unsure of the number of eligible voters in the country.