Feb. 10, 2025, 5:20 p.m.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis Resigns Amid Impeachment Threat

(Photo: REUTERS/Bernadette Szabo)

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has resigned from his post ahead of a plan by far-right opposition parliamentary parties to impeach him.

He said his resignation would take effect in two days, Reuters reported.

"Today, the Romanian parliament began the procedure for removing the president from office. This is a futile step, because in any case, in a few months I will leave my post after the election of a new president," he said.

The Romanian Supreme Court said that Iohannis, whose second and final term expired on December 21, should remain in office until his replacement is elected, after he canceled the presidential election over suspected Russian interference.

On December 9, 2024, investigators seized seven million dollars from Bogdan Peschir, who financed the TikTok campaign of Calin Georgescu, after an all-night search of his residence in Brasov.

Romania's Supreme National Defense Council released declassified intelligence. They claim that Kelin Georgescu benefited from a coordinated social media campaign, most likely organized by a state actor.

Earlier, the Constitutional Court of Romania on Friday decided to cancel the results of the first round of the presidential election held on December 1. The winner of the first round, Kelin Georgescu, criticized the court's decision, calling it a coup d'etat.

In late November, the Romanian Central Electoral Bureau began a court-ordered recount of all ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election, following accusations that the winner, Kelin Georgescu, had illegally used tiktok to boost his campaign.

Кирило Бойко

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