Romania in turmoil: President resigns amid election chaos
Major changes in Romania. The country's President, Klaus Iohannis, announced on Monday his resignation from office.
In recent weeks, the capital of Romania, Bucharest, has witnessed demonstrations involving thousands of participants. The participants are demanding a second round of presidential elections.
The constitutional court annulled the elections when the pro-Russian candidate, Calin Georgescu, won the first round on November 24, 2024. This was the largest protest to date against the cancellation of the elections.
The Romanian court annulled the presidential elections two days before the second round and ordered the entire electoral process to be repeated. Simultaneously, it mandated that the elections be redone in full.
The pro-European governing coalition has not yet approved the election calendar, but party leaders have agreed to hold two rounds of elections on May 4 and 18. Iohannis' term ended on December 21. According to prior assurances, he was supposed to remain in office until a successor was elected.
Source: PAP
