President Iohannis on repeal of provision on magistrates' appointment: Inappropriate attempt; not to remain as such

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis stated on Friday that the repeal of the provision according to which he could only refuse once to appoint magistrates is an inappropriate attempt specifying that things will not be thus settled. 

"It is an inappropriate attempt and it won't stay like that. (...) I intend to do everything a president can possibly do in a legislative process provided for by the Constitution," the head of state said before participating in the Eastern Partnership Summit taking place in Brussels. 

The special parliamentary committee on Justice laws decided on Thursday that Romania's president can no longer turn down the appointment of judges and prosecutors. The members of the committee repealed the article in force in the Law on the statute of judges and prosecutors, according to which Romania's president can turn down once the appointment of judges and prosecutors.