President Traian Băsescu has been suspended of Friday, after the vote in the Parliament plenum. The petition for suspending president Traian Basescu passed the Parliament vote. Officialy, there were recorded 256 votes in favor of Traian Basescu’s suspension, while against the petition there were 114 votes, and 2 votes were cancelled.

Here's what foreign media wrote on this subject:

Novinite - Sofia News Agency

After heated and long debates, a total of 256 Members of the Parliament out of 432 voted in favor of the move against center-right Basescu. 217 were needed to pass the suspension. The President's final fate will be decided by a referendum, which must be held in the next 30 days. A simple majority will be sufficient to impeach him. Basescu was suspended on the grounds that he had overstepped his authority by interfering in government business and legal affairs. He firmly denies the accusations and blames opponents for destabilizing Romania.

BBC

Mr Basescu faces allegations of encroaching on the prime minister's role and violating citizens' rights. The president is in conflict with Prime Minister Victor Ponta, who heads the Social Liberal Union (USL), which has a majority in parliament. The political conflict between the president and prime minister has stalled decision-making processes in Romania at a time when it is finalizing agreements on an IMF-backed aid package for its economy.

Mr Ponta, who came to power in May, says Mr Basescu has too much influence over Romania's Constitutional Court, which is due to consider new impeachment legislation.

CNN

During the suspension, National Liberal Party leader Crin Antonescu, who is also the president of the Senate, will assume the interim presidency. Earlier this week, Antonescu was appointed the president of the Senate. This position a