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Vincenzo Genovese

Romania approves controversial law dismissing liberal party leader as mayor

The Romanian Senate approved on Wednesday the country's so-called integrity law, including a controversial amendment that will remove liberal leader Dominic Fritz from office as mayor of Timișoara.

The bill was passed with 109 votes in favour and 19 against. Only senators from Fritz’s Save Romania Union (USR) party opposed it, despite the European People’s Party (EPP) raising concerns that it could undermine Romanian democracy.

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