Political dispute as a result of the Romanian constitution

According to Liviu Antonesei, Romania's current system of government inevitably leads to disputes: "Our political crisis is not the result of our electoral system; it's the result of our constitution. It was passed in 1991 and slightly amended in 2003. This constitution was tailor-made to suit former President Ion Iliescu's needs rather than the country's. It was intended to guarantee 'our peace'. It created an inefficient and conflict-ridden hybrid - a semi-presidential government system - rather than a presidential republic. President Iliescu went too far with his precautions, because there were no problems. After all, he had the loyal support of his party and a prime minister who was just for show... Traian Basescu is in a much trickier position now. We need a new constitution that will change the political system and create either a presidential republic or a parliamentary republic with a one- or two-chamber parliament."

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