Klaus Iohannis: Why the President is ste • Table.Briefings

Klaus Iohannis on Romania’s national holiday in Bucharest: Nationalist parties have been trying to impeach the president for some time. Now he is resigning.

Klaus Iohannis was once popular as mayor of Sibiu, but his image increasingly suffered in the office of president. The fact that he is now resigning is probably not only due to the harsh criticism from the opposition.

In order to avoid impeachment proceedings, Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis has announced his resignation as of today, Wednesday. The proceedings had been initiated by nationalist parties. This marks the end of a 25-year era in Romanian politics, at least for the time being.

Klaus Iohannis: Why the President is stepping down after ten years in office

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