Romania’s premier Ludovic Orban resigned on Monday night after his ruling centre-right party came second in elections on Sunday that attracted the lowest turnout since the fall of communism.
“I’ve done my best, we’ve done our best,” said Mr Orban after consultations with President Klaus Iohannis, one of his political allies. “I decided to end my term as prime minister after a year and a month in which Romania faced an extremely difficult period.
“Romania needs a responsible government that represents the will of the citizens and with my decision today I want to show one thing very clearly: I do not cling to the position of prime minister. The negotiations that will follow must lead to a government consisting of the centre-right forces wanting to use all the resources that Romania will have,” Mr Orban added.
It appeared on Monday evening that the next leader would be a member of Mr Orban’s current cabinet. Mr Orban said he was confident that his…
