Romania's outgoing centrist President Klaus Iohannis resigned from his post on Monday ahead of a plan by opposition hard-right parliamentary parties to have him impeached.

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 after a procedure to impeach him was launched amid anger over the cancellation of a presidential election last year. Lawmakers on Monday launched a procedure to impeach Iohannis,