Iohannis’ decision comes amid mounting pressure from populist opposition groups, two months after a top court annulled the country’s presidential election.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation today, February 10. He announced that he would officially resign in two days.

Romania's outgoing president Klaus Iohannis says he had resigned to "spare Romania a new political crisis". Read more at straitstimes.com.

His resignation, ending his term before the May elections, comes as Parliament was about to vote on his suspension. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, will leave his position next Wednesday. The president announced it on Monday during a speech,

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigned from his position ahead of a planned impeachment by far-right opposition parliamentary parties. He stated that his resignation would take effect in two days,

MPs had launched a procedure to suspend Klaus Iohannis. 'In order to spare Romania and the Romanian citizens from crisis (...) I resign from the office of president of Romania,' he said.

Romania’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday, February 11, that the office of the President of Romania will become vacant on February 12, following the resignation of Klaus-Werner Iohannis. The Court’s decision states that the vacancy of the presidential office constitutes grounds

His exit comes as political opponents had sought to remove him over remaining in office beyond the end of his term.