Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigns to avoid political crisis

A third request to suspend Iohannis from office was set to be discussed and voted upon in the country's parliament on Tuesday.

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00:00Romania's president, Claus Ioannis, announced his resignation on Monday, two months after

00:06a top court annulled the country's presidential election.

00:09Following the resignation, demonstrators doubled down on their demands.

00:13Ioannis had served two five-year terms, but his presidency was extended in December.

00:19In order to protect Romania and its citizens from this crisis, from this useless and negative

00:31evolution, I resign as president of Romania.

00:36The demonstrations against him continued in Bucharest after the announcement.

00:41The second round back?

00:43Yes.

00:44And something else?

00:45Let the government go, we don't want anything else.

00:47For freedom, for true democracy.

00:53Romania plunged into turmoil after Călin Ceaușescu, a far-right ultra-nationalist,

00:59won the first round of the country's presidential election, only for allegations of electoral

01:04violations and Russian interference to emerge.