Victor Ponta

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced the resignation of his government on Nov 4 following huge protests in the wake of a nightclub fire that killed more than 30 people.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has resigned following protests over the nightclub fire that killed 32 young people, saying he has to take account of people's 'legitimate grief'.

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has announced that he is stepping down, a day after a mass protest in that country.

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta submitted his resignation on Wednesday, AGERPRES news agency informs.

The news comes after a mass protest in Bucharest on Tuesday, which called for the government's resignation over the fire and explosion at the Colectiv night club in the Romanian capital last week, which claimed the lives of 32 people and left hundreds injured.

More than 20 000 people protested in Bucharest on Tuesday, calling on the government of Prime Minister Victor Ponta to resign over the recent fire and explosion at the Colectiv night club in Bucharest last week, which left 32 young people dead and hundreds injured.

Over 20,000 people late on Tuesday marched towards government headquarters in Bucharest, demanding cabinet resignations following the death of 32 young people after a blaze started by fireworks at a rock concert last week.

The number of people killed in Romanian club fire reached 30, as three more died on Sunday. Hospital sources said dozens others were in critical condition.

The centre-left government of Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday announced plans to increase the salaries of employees in the state education sector by 15 per cent, starting from December.

This follows a 25 per cent raise earlier this month in the wages of Romanian doctors and nurses, which are among the lowest in Europe.

With less than one year before crucial local and parliamentary elections, members of the ruling centre-left Social Democratic Party, PSD, overwhelmingly voted for Dragnea as the party's new leader on Sunday.

A session of the European Council for Justice and Home Affairs, JHA, scheduled for Thursday, will now not discuss the admission of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area, as a decision has been postponed to the end of the year.