Romanian president resigned – they intended to dismiss the far -right parties

Outgoing Central Romanian President Claus Johannis resigned today as hard -core right -wing opposition parties were planning to dismiss him. A member of the European Union and NATO, bordered by Ukraine, sank into institutional chaos last year when the little known critic of NATO critic Kalin Georgkescu won the first round of the presidential election. Following accusations of Russian involvement – denied by Moscow – the Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the election. As the two rounds of the repetitive elections are scheduled to take place on May 4 and 18, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that Johannis, whose second and last term expired on December 21, would have to remain in place until the elected his successor. However, the proposal for dismissal in January, three far -right opposition parties, which control about 35% of parliamentary seats, filed a proposal to dismiss Johannis. As Johannes’ popularity is very low, analysts say that some […]
Source: News Beast

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