BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s interim president appointed a new prime minister on Tuesday, a day after Marcel Ciolacu stepped down following the failure of his coalition’s candidate to make the runoff in a rerun of the presidential election.

The interim post can be held for a maximum of 45 days, during which time the interim prime minister will have only limited executive powers. View on euronews

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday, a day after the governing coalition’s joint candidate failed to advance to the runoff in the European Union country’s critic