After over a decade in office, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has stepped down. He's been replaced by the senate president who will serve as interim until a new presidential election is held in spring.

After over 10 years in office, Klaus Iohannis resigned as Romania's head of state on Wednesday. DW looks back at the presidency of the man once hailed as the hero of reform and renewal in Romania.

Iohannis’ decision comes amid mounting pressure from populist opposition groups, two months after a top court annulled the country’s presidential election.

Klaus Iohannis is the first president in the past 35 years to leave office through resignation. He will go down in history as one of Romania’s weakest

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis has resigned following pressure for him to step down ahead of a re-run of a presidential election that was controversially cancelled last year. The December vote was voided by Romania's top court after allegations of Russian state meddling.

BUCHAREST - Ilie Bolojan, the interim President of Romania until the rescheduled elections in May, must clarify why the first round of the presidential elections last November was annulled. His mandate is expected to be challenging,

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced he will step down, effective Wednesday, to avoid the spectacle of an impeachment process launched by Bucharest’s parliament.

MPs had launched a procedure to suspend Klaus Iohannis. 'In order to spare Romania and the Romanian citizens from crisis (...) I resign from the office of president of Romania,' he said.

His resignation, ending his term before the May elections, comes as Parliament was about to vote on his suspension. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, will leave his position next Wednesday. The president announced it on Monday during a speech,