"In order to spare Romania and the Romanian citizens from crisis... I resign from the office of president of Romania," he said. He said he would officially stand down on Wednesday.

Amine Gherensi outlines recent developments in Romania surrounding the resignation of President Klaus Iohannis, and looks to what comes next.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has announced his resignation amid mounting pressure from populist opposition groups. The move comes two months after a top court annulled a presidential election in ...

Earlier this month, the US vice-president accused Romania of annulling the elections based on "flimsy suspicions" of Romanian intelligence and pressure from its neighbours. Romanian Foreign ...

Simion has expressed more moderate views than Georgescu, who’s praised Russian President Vladimir Putin. The AUR leader said ...

has sparked controversy in the past for describing Romanian fascist and nationalist leaders from the 1930s and 1940s as national heroes, according to the AP. He has also praised Russian President ...

Georgescu would have won the second round and become Romania’s president if the election had been held as planned, according to a poll by the Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy.

Former Romanian President Traian Băsescu has called US President Donald Trump "the butcher from the White House" and claimed he is systematically undermining Ukraine's defences so that Russia can ...

“To spare Romania and Romanian citizens from this crisis, from this unnecessary and negative development, I resign from the position of president of Romania,” Iohannis said. The president of ...