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Romania's president resigns amid impeachment threat from hard-right opposition ahead of election re-run

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Romania's President Klaus Iohannis resigned on the eve of an impeachment vote, following the annulment of a presidential election due to allegations of Russian meddling. The top court in Romania had cancelled the election in December, citing concerns of Russian interference, after a previously little-known far-right candidate, Calin Georgescu, won the first round. The election was set to be re-held on May 4 and May 18. Iohannis's resignation came after mounting pressure from far-right opposition groups.

  1. RO
    Klaus Iohannis
    1. In order to spare Romania and the Romanian citizens from crisis (...) I resign from the office of president of Romania.
    2. Externally, the effects will be long-lasting and very negative.
    3. The request will have consequences both domestically and abroad.
    4. In a few days, the Romanian Parliament will vote on my suspension and Romania will go into crisis. (...) This whole endeavor will have effects internally and unfortunately also externally.
    5. It is an unfounded move because I have never – I repeat, never – violated the constitution.
    6. To spare Romania this pointless and negative crisis ... I am resigning from the president's office.
  2. RO
    George Simion
    Alliance for the Unity of Romanians
    1. It's your [the people's] victory! Now it's time to get back [to] round two.

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sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.Al Jazeera
  5. 5.France 24
  6. 6.Agence France-Presse
  7. 7.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Russian Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Russia-Ukraine War
  3. 3.Election
  4. 4.Protests
  5. 5.Rise of Far-Right in Europe
  6. 6.Social Media
  7. 7.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
  8. 8.Multilateralism
  9. 9.Electoral Fraud
  10. 10.Hungary under Viktor Orbán
  11. 11.Enlargement of the European Union

countries

  1. 1.RomaniaRO
  2. 2.Russian FederationRU
  3. 3.UkraineUA

organizations

  1. 1.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  2. 2.European Union
  3. 3.FacebookUS
  4. 4.Liberal Party
  5. 5.Alliance for the Unity of Romanians
  6. 6.Party of Young People
  7. 7.Save Romania Union
  8. 8.TikTokCN

persons

  1. 1.Ilie Bolojan
  2. 2.Klaus IohannisRO
  3. 3.Calin GeorgescuRO
  4. 4.George SimionRO
  5. 5.Elena LasconiRO
  6. 6.Vladimir PutinRU
Romania's president resigns amid impeachment threat from hard-right opposition ahead of election re-run