umb ent ▁President ▁Tra ian ▁B ă s es cu ▁to ▁ab use ▁his ▁president ial ▁powers , ▁thus ▁just ifying ▁new ▁am end ments . ▁A ▁public ▁debate ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁Commission ▁for ▁the ▁Re vision ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁was ▁established . ▁However , ▁the ▁reform ▁project ▁st alled ▁as ▁the ▁Social ▁Liberal ▁Union ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁B ă s es cu ▁ended ▁his ▁term ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁B ă s es cu ' s ▁successor , ▁Klaus ▁I oh ann is , ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁as ▁did ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Victor ▁Pont a , ▁who ▁stated ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁revision ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁political ▁priority ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁elections ▁scheduled ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁that ▁year . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Commission , ▁Val eria ▁Sch ele an , ▁requested ▁the ▁immediate ▁conv ocation ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁to ▁begin ▁working ▁on ▁am end ments . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁refer endum ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁a ▁refer endum ▁took ▁place ▁regarding ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁the   family ▁as ▁provided ▁by ▁Article ▁ 4 8 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁( that ▁defines ▁the ▁family ▁as ▁being ▁founded ▁on ▁the ▁free - w illed ▁marriage ▁" between ▁sp