President Klaus Iohannis took note of Citu’s decision and will issue a press statement Thursday evening. Iohannis will now have to designate a new prime minister after holding talks with the main political parties.
Citu, who is currently serving as interim finance minister, was nominated by Iohannis on February 27 after the previous PM-designate Ludovic Orban had also given up his mandate.
Romania is currently run by an interim centrist cabinet of PM Ludovic Orban who has limited powers after it fell in a no-confidence vote in February 2020. The Liberals had been trying to trigger an early parliamentary election.