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Monday, September 20, 2004

Romanian court allows President Iliescu to run for legislature
Matt Lubniewski at 1:03 PM ET

Romania's constitutional court said Monday that President Ion Iliescu may run for a legislative position in the November 28 polls. The court rejected protests by opposition parties and rights watchdogs that his candidacy is unconstitutional.

The opposition argued that Article 84 of Romania's constitution says that the President cannot be a member of a political party or hold any other post until he ends his term in December. Earlier this month, the Romanian parliament amended election law to allow Iliescu to run for the Romanian senate on the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) ticket. Reuters has the full story here.




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