Senators rejected President Traian Basescu’s revision claim with 94 to 30 votes and one abstention.
The Parliament adopted the bill lowering the quorum in referendums to 30% on May 29 and the bill was contested at the Constitutional Court. The court ruled in June the bill was constitutional as long as the measure was not applied within the first year of the change.
President Basescu, who must sign the bill into law before it can take effect, sent the bill back to Parliament for revision in July, saying the new quorum fails to ensure sufficient representation in referendums.