Romanians are protesting systemic state corruption.<\/p>\n
Thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets of\u00a0Romania for a fourth night running on Friday to pursue their campaign for a cleansing of the political class in the wake of a deadly nightclub fire.<\/p>\n
Having already brought down a government this week, the protesters are saying \u2018no\u2019 to more of the same and demanding a root and branch shake-up of a political system and public administration they claim is rife with corruption.<\/p>\n
University Square in the capital, Bucharest, was again the centre of their rally.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are here to show them we don\u2019t want things to continue the same way \u2013 for some politicians to leave and then the same to come back,\u201d said one demonstrator.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want the same lies. We will not be tricked by one or two resignations.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem is that the square, the street, cannot be represented through a few people,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Iohannis and the political figures should come here\u2026and speak to the people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Romania\u2019s President Klaus Iohannis has said he will meet protesters on the ground.<\/p>\n
In the meantime he has appointed an interim prime minister to replace Victor Ponta, who is facing trial for corruption and quit as premier amid the demonstrations triggered by last Friday\u2019s nightclub fire in Bucharest which killed 32 people and injured nearly 200 more.<\/p>\n
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