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| DEBATES ON A NEW CONSTITUTION (11.05.2007) |
| (2007-05-11) |
| Last updated: 2007-05-11 14:51 EET |
May 10th was previously Romania’s national day before the Communists took over. On May 10th this year, a week before Romanians head to the polls for a referendum on the impeachment of suspended president Traian Basescu, the king served Romanians a lesson in ethics.
He delivered a political speech after a long and discrete silence.
“I was bestowed the honor of becoming Romania’s King 80 years ago to the day, when none of today’s politicians were born. The Kingly oath required that I defend the Constitution and the laws of the Romanian people, that I maintain its national rights and territorial integrity. It also said that love for the country and concern for its future represent our only aim.”
Romania’s 4th sovereign and the last of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty, King Mihai 1st took over the crown from his father Carol 2nd at the age of 6 and led Romania under an emergency regime. He became a sovereign again in 1940 during a troubled period in world history. He is the only head of state to have lived through WW2 still alive.
The Communists forced him to step down in 1947. Following decade-long exile in Switzerland, he returned to Romania following the anti-Communist revolution.
The former sovereign believes that, engaged on the European and Euro-Atlantic path, Romania must make a historic step that is both identity- and state-related. This refers to the modification of the Constitution so that the latter provides state institutions with a clear-cut and complementary role, in accordance with tradition and democracy. This is a Constitution that should more clearly define the separation of powers. In King Mihai’s view, this is the way to carry out the country’s economic and social reconstruction. Journalist Ioan Bogdan Lefter shares his views on the former sovereign’s message:
“His Majesty himself and his counselors closely follow the ongoing situation in Romania. We are currently facing a political crisis directly triggered by constitutional imprecision. I believe the King’s address, calling on all of us to provide the country with a Constitution, is an interesting signal, vested with the great authority imparted by the king’s importance and his role in our recent history.”
(Roxana Vasile)
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