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BUCHAREST, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose announced his resignation late Monday, after the leadership of the ruling Social Democratic Party had voted to withdraws the political support for him.
"I am leaving with my head held high," Tudose said, mentioning that he will not be assuming the role of caretaker prime minister.
The conflict between the prime minister and the ruling party chairman Liviu Dragnea has been well known recently, and Tudose's request for the resignation of the interior minister resulted in a showdown between the two.
Tudose, who took office in June 2017, is the second head of government of the Social Democrats which won the parliamentary elections at the end of 2016.
