27 Oct 2010 / 18:29
Marian Chiriac
The final tally showed that 218 MPs voted for the opposition's motion, 18 votes shy of the 236 needed for the motion to pass. Parliamentarians from the ruling coalition were not present for the vote.
The final tally showed that 218 MPs voted for the opposition's motion, 18 votes shy of the 236 needed for the motion to pass. Parliamentarians from the ruling coalition were not present for the vote.
While the motion was being debated in the Parliament, some 30,000 people, according to local broadcasters' estimates, protested in front of the building in the largest street protest in Romania this year.
Protesters were asking for the dismissal of the country's government of Premier Emil Boc and expressed their discontent with salary and job cuts for state employees, as well as cuts in education and the pension.
Protesters were asking for the dismissal of the country's government of Premier Emil Boc and expressed their discontent with salary and job cuts for state employees, as well as cuts in education and the pension.
Wednesday's vote comes as the International Monetary Fund, which approved a EUR 20 billion loan last year to help Romania's ailing economy, is reviewing the deal.
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