Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigns ahead of election re-run

Romanian President Iohannis Resigns under Mounting Pressure

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation on Monday, which ended his mandate before the presidential elections scheduled for May and assured that his departure would avoid a crisis, as the Parliament was about to vote for his suspension. ‘In a few days, the Romanian Parliament will vote on my suspension and Romania will go into crisis…This whole endeavour will have effects internally and unfortunately also externally,’ Iohannis…

Bucharest. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation in the face of increasing pressure from populist opposition groups, two months after a higher court cancelled a presidential election in the country. He will leave office tomorrow. 65-year-old Iohannis took office in 2014 and served the maximum of two five-year terms. His government extended in December after the Constitutional Court cancelled the presidential contest two day…

Romania plunges into crisis after president resigns

Elected to fight corruption, Klaus Iohannis resigns after a decade in office.

ROMANIA: President Klaus Iohannis resigns - Daily Trust

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Monday announced he would resign following pressure for him to step down ahead of the re-run of an election that was voided over allegations of Russian interference. Pressure had been growing on pro-European Iohannis, leader of liberals who had said he would remain in office until his successor is elected in May. Romania’s top court decided to cancel the presidential elections in December amid allegations of …

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Romania president resigns after vote cancellation

BUCHAREST — Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation on Monday after a procedure to impeach him was launched and as anger boils over last year's cancelled presidential vote. The country's top court pulled presidential elections slated for December after claims of Russian meddling and the first-round victory of a previously little-known, far-right candidate. Pressure had been growing on pro-European Iohannis, who had said he wo…