Romania’s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu submitted his resignation on May 5, after a meeting of his Social Democratic Party (PSD) on the outcome of the first round of the May 4 presidential elections where the ruling coalition’s candidate Crin Antonescu came in third place.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).

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,