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

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.

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,