Romanian prime minister resigns
Romanian prime minister resigns today
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Romanian PM Nicolae Ciucă announces resignation ahead of planned Govt. reshuffle
Romania's prime minister Nicolae Ciucă announced his resignation from office in a press statement on Monday, June 12.
His resignation is the first step towards the Government reshuffle which will see coalition partners, the Social Democrats (PSD), take over the position of prime minister. PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu is expected to be designated as the prime minister.
Romanian prime minister resigns
The so-called Government rotation will see the Liberals (PNL) exchange the position of PM with the Social Democrats, amid a larger government reshuffle. In his resignation statement, Ciucă noted that the rotation should have taken place on May 25, but that the teachers' strike delayed it.
"Through good collaboration, we managed to agree on a form of legislation so that the demands of teachers could be met and restore confidence in the teachers, educators, and instructors in the Romanian education system.
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