Romania's president Traian Basescu is likely to escape dismissal in a referendum on Saturday but faces a daunting task reviving stalled reforms and anti-corruption efforts, according to Reuters.
Huge crowds have demonstrated support for Basescu at rallies across Romania and abroad since he was suspended by parliament in April on charges of abusing power.
Opinion polls show Basescu, the country's most popular politician, is set to survive the vote. Many regard his return as Romania's only chance to rub out widespread graft that plagues all areas of society.
But Basescu, 55, is still likely to struggle to overcome feuding among the ruling centrists and the opposition, and a growing opposition towards fighting graft among some politicians, which have damaged Romania's reforms.
The political wrangling led to the suspension of Basescu and forced the May 19 referendum which was required under Romanian law as a followup to the parliamentary vote.
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