Protesters, numbering at least 10,000, are demanding early elections and further political reform even though the Prime Minister has stepped down from his position.Rallies are also said to be taking place in cities across the country.
It comes a day after some 20,000 demonstrators spontaneously took to the streets of the capital, angry over the deaths of 32 people in Friday's fire.
Concerns that safety was compromised because of corruption, a long-standing issue in Romania, have fuelled public anger against the political elite, including Mr Ponta.
Mr Ponta, who is currently facing trial on corruption charges, said in a television address that he hoped his government's resignation would "satisfy the people who came out in the streets". The mayor of the district of Bucharest where the nightclub fire occurred and the country's Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea also stepped down on Wednesday.
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