Romania's outgoing leader resigns ahead of presidential election re-run
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis resigns amid impeachment threats and election re-run plans after court voids ballot over interference.
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's outgoing centrist President Klaus Iohannis resigned from his post on Monday ahead of a plan by opposition hard-right parliamentary parties to have him impeached.
Romania's top court said Iohannis, whose second and last term expired on Dec. 21, should stay on until his replacement is elected, after it voided the presidential ballot on suspicion of Russian interference.
(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Editing by Alan Charlish)
The resignation of Romania's President Klaus Iohannis ahead of a presidential election re-run amid impeachment threats.
He resigned due to threats of impeachment by hard-right parties and a court decision to void the election over interference claims.
Romania's top court voided the presidential ballot on suspicion of Russian interference, leading to an election re-run.
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