BUCHAREST, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Romania's designated prime minister Theodor Stolojan gave up his nomination on Monday, saying the position needed more guarantees from leaders of a new centre-left coalition.
"I gave up my mandate," Stolojan said in a speech.
Stolojan's Democrat-Liberal Party and their arch-rival Social Democrats signed a coalition deal on Sunday to form a centre-left government after last month's parliamentary election. (Reporting by Radu Marinas and Justyna Pawlak; Editing by Charles Dick)