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Romanian PM Ciolacu resigns after vote loss

By Thomson Reuters May 5, 2025 | 11:17 AM

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned his post on Monday after the candidate backed by his pro-Western coalition failed to make it to the run-off in a presidential election.

His centre-left Socialists would withdraw from the coalition, while cabinet ministers will stay on in an interim capacity until a new majority emerges after the presidential run-off, he said.

(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Editing by Peter Graff)