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The Romanian Constitution of 1991 entered into force after a referendum and was last comprehensively amended in 2003 (Official Journal I 767, 31/10/2003, hereafter Const). It defines Romania as a sovereign, independent, unitary and indivisible republic (Art 1 (1) Const). The Head of State is the President who is elected by the people for a term of office of five years, renewable once (Art 77 Const). Parliament consists of two chambers, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, whose 332 and 137 members respectively are elected by the people for a term of office of four years. The power to initiate laws is divided between the chambers, the corresponding chamber has a right to veto acts of the other chamber in any case (Art 75 Const). However, there are some matters of importance which are decided upon in a common session of both chambers.
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Stern, J. (2008). Romania. In: Kucsko-Stadlmayer, G. (eds) European Ombudsman-Institutions. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-72882-6_47
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