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Following a fire during a concert at the Colectiv club that ultimately killed over 50 people, Romanians took to the streets of Bucharest to demand an end to corruption. Their efforts secured the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his government, however, the future of the eponymous movement remains uncertain.

Mourners lead a funeral procession for Ionuț Popescu, who died Saturday from injuries sustained in the fire at Colectiv Club, on November 10, 2015 in Râmnicu Sarat, Romania.

A woman weeps outside of Colectiv, a rock club that was the site of a deadly fire, on November 8, 2015 in Bucharest, Romania.

People pass by the exterior of the Colectiv nightclub on November 8, 2015 in Bucharest, Romania. Damage from the fire can be seen at the top of two of the windows.

A woman lights one of thousands of candles at a makeshift memorial outside of Colectiv nightclub on November 8, 2015 in Bucharest, Romania.

A woman weeps outside of Colectiv on November 8, 2015 in Bucharest, Romania.

Orthodox Romanians take part in a religious ceremony outside of Colectiv nightclub on November 8, 2015 in Bucharest, Romania. The club was the site of a deadly fire that has claimed the lives of 41 people so far. The outside of the club has become an impromptu memorial, where people have placed flowers and thousands of candles.

Romanians protest in University Square on November 8, 2015 in Bucharest, Romania.

President Klaus Iohannis is mobbed by protesters and media while making an unannounced visit to University Square on November 8, 2015 in Bucharest, Romania.

A father and daughter light candles in University Square on November 7, 2015 in Bucharest, Romania.

Remnants of votive candles are seen on the ground outside of Colectiv club on November 8, 2015 in Bucharest, Romania.

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