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Romania's far-right opposition moves to suspend president Iohannis

January 17, 2025

The three far-right nationalist parties in Romania's Parliament filed a request, drafted by the Party of Young People (POT), to initiate the procedures for the suspension from the post of president Klaus Iohannis.

Six MPs more than required (one-third of the total number of lawmakers) signed the document, namely all the 161 MPs of POT, the Alliance for Union of Romanians (AUR), and SOS Romania,

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