Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, on Monday, revealed that he would resign on February 12, so that the parliament did not have to impeach him.

“In a few days, the parliament will vote for my removal from office, and a crisis will begin in Romania, as the referendum on the resignation of the president begins.

To save Romania from this crisis, I resign. I will leave my post the day after tomorrow, on Feb. 12,’’ Iohannis told a news conference.

9News Nigeria reports that Iohannis’s presidential mandate came to an end on December 21, 2024.

Later in the day, AUR leader George Simion said on X that if Iohannis had not resigned, the parliament would have impeached him.

He also called Iohannis “the worst and most hated president in Romania’s history.’’

“This is victory! Now the time for the second tour of the presidential election has come,’’ Simion also said on social media.

According to Local reports, since the expiration of his mandate, he was to stay in office until the new head of state is elected, while the election is to take place on May 4.

However, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, AUR, party, the S.O.S Romania party and the Party of Young People, POT, came up with an initiative to gather votes for the president’s resignation.

The parliament was to consider the issue on February 11.