The Latest: Thousands Protest in Romania for 2nd Night

  • 9 years ago
The latest on the fire in a Romanian nightclub that killed more than 30 people, and the political crisis it has set off.
More than 10,000 people have gathered for a second day in Bucharest and cities around Romania calling for early elections after Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his government resigned in the wake of a deadly nightclub fire.
President Klaus Iohannis regretted Wednesday that it was necessary for dozens of people to die in a nightclub fire before the government caved into pressure and resigned.
Romania's prime minister has proposed a caretaker prime minister after he announced his resignation following mass protests that erupted in the wake of a deadly nightclub fire.
Romania's interior minister says he and the prime minister jointly decided to resign as the nation's capital was hit by mass protests sparked by a fire in a nightclub where more than 30 died.