Romania's president urges PM to reign over corruption allegations

Romania's president urges PM to reign over corruption allegations

PanARMENIAN.Net - Romania's president has urged Prime Minister Victor Ponta to resign over corruption allegations including tax evasion and money laundering, the Associated Press reports.

President Klaus Iohannis said it was "an impossible situation for Romania" after meeting Ponta on Friday, June 5. The premier had met earlier with the anti-corruption prosecutor's office and then told reporters he was suspected met of making false statements, money laundering and being an accomplice to tax evasion.

Ponta declined to say whether he would resign.

Prosecutors have asked Parliament to prosecute Ponta. The allegations relate to his work as a lawyer from 2007 to 2008 when he was also a lawmaker for the Social Democratic Party.

Romania has intensified its anti-corruption drive in recent months.

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