section_path: Background/President Iohannis' resignation and political crisis
section_name: President Iohannis' resignation and political crisis
paragraph_text: President Iohannis' resignation and political crisis
  
  Following the annulment of the 2024 presidential election in December, Iohannis was allowed to stay on as president by the Constitutional Court until his successor could be sworn in. However, on 10 February, following an attempt by members of parliament to impeach him, Iohannis announced that he would resign on 12 February. Senate president Ilie Bolojan assumed the role of acting president until the elections.