Romanian interim president Crin Antonescu delivering his first public speech

epa03302852 Romanian interim president Crin Antonescu, former Senate president and leader of the National Liberal Party, gestures while delivering his first official speech after replacing the suspended president Traian Basescu, at Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, 10 July 2012. Traian Basescu faced a vote on impeachment proceedings, over allegations of exercising excessive authority, in a move expedited by Prime Minister Victor Ponta. President Basescu gets suspended after the votes count, with 256 positive votes from a total of 374 parliament members participants. According to the Constitution, if the acting president is suspended, the Senate’s presidents become the interim president until the people decide the faith of the suspended one by referendum, which will take place on 29 July 2012. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT