"I am a candidate for the presidency of the Republic," the 54-year-old said, announcing he would step down as prime minister on Tuesday to fight for the Socialist nomination in a primary in January.
"Es esmu kandidāts uz republikas prezidentūru," paziņoja 54 gadus Valss, norādot, ka otrdien atkāpsies no premjera amata, lai janvārī priekšvēlēšanās cīnītos par sociālistu nomināciju.