Romanian finance minister resigns over corruption allegations

Romania's Finance Minister Darius Valcov resigned on 15 March 2015, after prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into suspected abuses of power in his former role as a mayor.

Mr Valcov was by then the most senior sitting Romanian politician to resign because of corruption allegations.

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Deutsche Welle, 15.03.15: Romanian finance minister quits amid corruption scandal http://dw.de/p/1ErHP

Euronews, 16.03.15: Romania minister Darius Valcov resigns amid corruption probe http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/16/romania-s-finance-minister-darius-valcov-resigns-amid-corruption-probe/

Balkan Insight, 16.03.15: Romanian Finance Minister Resigns Amid Graft Probe http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/romania-s-finance-minister-resigns

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