In September, he stepped down as president after the country's constitutional court ruled against him, saying it was a violation to serve as head of state while also holding the LDK chairmanship.
On je u septembru podneo ostavku na mesto predsednika zemlje, nakon što je Ustavni sud doneo odluku protiv njega, zaključivši da je nezakonito obavljati funkciju šefa države i istovremeno biti predsednik stranke.