They also called for the resignation of Cristian Popescu Piedone,[3][4] the Mayor of Sector 4, who was criticized for giving an operating license to the club without a permit from the fire department.

By 10 p.m. local time, between 28,000 and 30,000 people[8] (some estimates had more than 35,000) reached Constitution Square, with some protesters scaling the fences surrounding the Palace of the Parliament.

[9] Protesters also criticized the Romanian Orthodox Church and its leader, Patriarch Daniel, for their apparent lack of reaction in the aftermath of the club fire.

In October 2015, he lost the Social Democratic Party leadership to Liviu Dragnea amid a tax fraud scandal, and became the country's first sitting premier to stand trial for corruption.

[18] On 4 November, protests continued for a second consecutive night despite Ponta's resignation, with about 35,000 people in Bucharest,[19][20] 10,000 in Timișoara, 5,000 in Craiova and Iași, 4,500 in Cluj-Napoca,[21] 4,000 in Sibiu, 3,000 in Bacău, Constanța, Galați and Suceava, 1,000 in Oradea[22] and Focșani.