04-11-2015 22:38 via news.yahoo.com

Romanian PM quits but protests resume

Romania's embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned Wednesday, after a deadly nightclub blaze prompted mass demonstrations, but his move failed to quell the anti-government protests. The 43-year-old prime minister announced his resignation on television, saying it was right that top officials took responsibility for Friday's tragedy at the Colectiv disco in Bucharest. Ponta, Romania's premier since 2012, had been under pressure to quit weeks before the blaze, after going on trial in Septemb
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