Oleg Efrim was appointed as Minister of Justice. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Vlad Filat in a press briefing held at the PLDM's head office on May 4, Info-Prim Neo reports. “It is a well thought out and definitive decision,” said the Premier. Vlad Filat stated that Deputy Minister of Justice Oleg Efrim was selected out of a number of candidates. He said they proposed jurist Vitalie Nagacevschi, a former member of the PLDM, to manage the Ministry of Justice, but he refused. The post of Minister of Justice remained vacant after Alexandru Tanase was named judge at the Constitutional Court.