Romania President Klaus Iohannis
Alleged Russian interference in the elections led to chaos to bucarest and reports of coup. Lasting the situation has reached that the situation has reached this point, stating “never violating the Constitution.”
The Romanian President, Klaus Iohannisthis Monday announced his resignation, recognizing the criticism for staying in office after the cancellation of the presidential election last December.
“To save Romania and Romanian citizens of a crisis, I will abandon my positionOn Wednesday, Iohannis said in a discourse in Bucharest when a process of dismissal against himself began. The words that may sound something contradictory, given what the head of state said next.
“Within a few days, the Romanian parliament will vote for my suspension and Romania will go into crisis,” wrote Ihoannis in power since 2014.
Iohannis’s mandate should have ended only in late 2024, but the first lap of the presidential election on November 24 gave one, Calin Georgescubut it was later due to suspicions of Russian interference, an extremely rare occurrence in the European Union.
The independent candidate got 22,94% Of the votes, in an outcome that left Romania in shock, according to Reuters.
Romanian authorities accuse Georgescu of benefiting from an illicit support campaign on the Tiktok platform and the European Commission has announced the opening of an inquiry into this issue.
Given this situation, the Romanian head of state-a 65-year-old liberal and pro-European figure-decided to stay in office until the election of his successor, now scheduled for May.
Since then, tens of thousands of Romanians have left the street to denounce a “Coup d’etat” And after several opposition attempts, Parliament decided to meet this week in plenary session before a possible referendum.
The crisis that will soon arrive in the country, according to the now former chief of state, will have “repercussions in the country and, unfortunately, also outside our borders,” Iohannis explained to justify the decision. In power since 2014, the outgoing president lamented that the political situation has reached this point, stating “never violated the Constitution.”
The Senate President and Liberal Leader, Ilie Bolojanshould, in principle, guarantee the position interim even the new elections.
Romanian far-right forces greet the announcement of this resignation. “This is your victory!” Said Auro party leader George Simion on the Facebook social network, referring to recent protests. The surprising winner of the first round, Calin Georgescu, has not yet reacted to the presidential announcement.
