After two failed attempts to name Irina Gutnic deputy mayor by the decision of the Chisinau Municipal Council, the candidate was appointed to the post by an order made by mayor general Ion Ceban. The information was confirmed for IPN by adviser to the mayor Natalia Ixari.

Irina Gutnic, who now serves as director of SA “Apă-Canal Chișinău”, must renounce once of the two posts within 30 days of the appearance of incompatibility.

The order to name Irina Gutnic as deputy mayor was signed on October 19 after the Chisinau Municipal Council didn’t support her candidacy for this post. In accordance with the legislation, a deputy mayor is elected by the decision of the Municipal Council, adopted by a majority of votes, at the suggestion of the mayor general. If the draft decision on the election of the candidate proposed for deputy mayor is excluded from the agenda of two consecutive meetings of the Council or the candidate is short of votes, the mayor general names the deputy mayor by an ordinance that is communicated to the CMC.

Irina Gutnic now manages SA “Apă-Canal Chișinău”. In 2003-2012, she held different posts at the Ministry of Finance. She also served as division head at the Court of Auditors and as deputy director general of the National Dispute Resolution Agency.