After over a decade in office, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has stepped down. He's been replaced by the senate president who will serve as interim until a new presidential election is held in spring.

Romanian President Iohannis resigned a day before facing impeachment over the annulment of the country’s presidential election last year.

Iohannis made his decision following mounting pressure from the far right after an annulled election.

Romania's outgoing president, Klaus Iohannis, resigned to preempt an impeachment move by opposition parties. His decision comes amid political upheaval, with the rise of far-right influence. The resignation temporarily halts the political crisis while the country prepares for a repeat presidential election in May.

Romania's centrist President, Klaus Iohannis, resigned from his position on Monday, in advance of an impeachment plan put forward by opposition hard-right parliamentary parties.

One Romanian political analyst says President Klaus Iohannis' decision to resign means "the populists can say they won."

His exit comes as political opponents had sought to remove him over remaining in office beyond the end of his term.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation on Monday following mounting pressure from populist opposition groups, two months after a top court annulled a presidential election in the European Union country.