Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has resigned and his Social Democrat party is to leave the government after a right-wing nationalist candidate won the first round of the presidential election. George Simion, a eurosceptic who has promised to put Romania first, won 40.9% of Sunday's vote and is expected to win a run-off vote on 18 May.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned his post on Monday after the candidate backed by his pro-Western coalition failed to make it to the run-off in a presidential election.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu tendered his resignation on Monday in the wake of Sunday's re-run of the country's presidential election. Ciolacu, a Social Democrat, told reporters he was quitting as his government's candidate,