Romanian PM Ciolacu resigns after vote loss
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 5, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 5, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu resigns after his coalition's candidate fails in the presidential election, leading to a political shift.
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned his post on Monday after the candidate backed by his pro-Western coalition failed to make it to the run-off in a presidential election.
His centre-left Socialists would withdraw from the coalition, while cabinet ministers will stay on in an interim capacity until a new majority emerges after the presidential run-off, he said.
(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Editing by Peter Graff)
The main topic is the resignation of Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu following an election defeat.
He resigned after the candidate backed by his coalition failed to advance in the presidential election.
The Socialists will withdraw from the coalition, and cabinet ministers will serve in interim roles until a new majority forms.
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