THE REMOVAL FROM OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF ONE OF THE CHAMBERS OF THE ROMANIAN PARLIAMENT BETWEEN OPPORTUNITY AND NECESSITY. REFLECTIONS ON THE CCR DECISION NO. 17 OF JANUARY 26, 2022

Abstract

In March 2022, a decision of the Romanian Constitutional Court was published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, which brings to the attention of practitioners, but also of the general public, the issue of the removal from office of one of the Presidents of the two Chambers of Parliament. Such a removal is of particular interest in parliamentary life and beyond, and it has also been addressed in the case-law of the Constitutional Court since 2005. The present paper aims mainly to present the novelties of this decision, and, in the alternative, to show that only the Constitutional Court can draw the limits between which such a removal from office can take place, as it is the guarantor of the supremacy of the Constitution, a value provided by the Fundamental Law.

Keywords

• removal from office
• chamber of deputies
• senate
• president
• constitutional court