Romanian PM resigns and pulls out of coalition after nationalist vote win
Summary
Romania's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned after a right-wing nationalist candidate, George Simion, won the first round of the presidential election. The Social Democrat party, currently part of the government, also plans to step down.Key Facts
- Romania's Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, has resigned.
- The Social Democrat party, which Ciolacu is part of, plans to leave the government.
- George Simion, a right-leaning nationalist candidate, won 40.9% in the first round of the presidential election.
- Simion will go against Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan, a liberal, in a runoff vote on May 18.
- Ciolacu had been in power as part of a pro-European Union coalition since 2024.
- Ciolacu will submit his resignation to Romania's interim president, Ilie Bolojan.
- George Simion is popular with voters who were unhappy about the previous presidential election being canceled.
- Simion has publicly admired US President Donald Trump and wants a European Union of strong, sovereign countries.
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