2015 Romanian protests

2015 Romanian protests
2015 Romanian protests
	Demonstrations at University Square, Bucharest
Date	3 – 9 November 2015
Location	Many cities in Romania, including Bucharest, Constanța, Timișoara, Craiova, Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Galați, Sibiu, Brașov, Oradea, Suceava, Focșani; London; Paris; Madrid; Turin; Berlin; New York City
Goals	Resignation of Victor Ponta; Early elections; Resignation of Mayor Cristian Popescu Piedone; Dissolution of parliament;
Methods	Demonstrations; Protest marches; Sit-ins; Occupations; Online activism;
Status	Done
Concessions	Resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his cabinet; Resignation of Cristian Popescu Piedone, Mayor of Sector 4;
Lead figures
	none
Number
Up to 100,000 participants throughout Romania

The 2015 Romanian protests began on 3 November, when more than 15,000 people protested in front of Victoria Palace—the headquarters of the Romanian government—blocking traffic in Victory Square.

The protests were sparked by the Colectiv nightclub fire, and were dubbed in the Romanian press as the #Colectiv Revolution. The protesters demanded the resignations of Prime Minister Victor Ponta and Minister Gabriel Oprea, who they claimed fostered corruption which led to the disaster. They also called for the resignation of Cristian Popescu Piedone, the Mayor of Sector 4, who was criticized for giving an operating license to the club without a permit from the fire department.

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