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Romanian PM says will resign after deadly nightclub fire

Published: 04 Nov 2015 - 12:10 pm | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 05:37 pm
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A file photo shows Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta at a press conference in Bucharest. AFP

 

Bucharest: Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced his resignation on Wednesday over a nightclub blaze that killed 32 people, a day after more than 20,000 people rallied in Bucharest to demand he quit.

"I am stepping down as prime minister," he said in a television broadcast. "I hope the government's resignation will satisfy the people who came out in the streets."

AFP