The special commission for designating a candidate for the post of governor of the National Bank of Moldova chose no candidate. Liberal-Democratic MP Stefan Creanga, who heads the commission, said none of the examined candidate met the necessary conditions. On the other hand, Adrian Lupusor, executive director of the think tank “Expert-Grup”, who was a member of the special commission, said he considers that at least two candidates met the conditions, IPN reports.
Ştefan Creanga said no candidate was selected because these didn’t meet the imposed conditions. The commission’s mandate ended in its last meeting and the MP thinks that the Head of Parliament will now take a decision as to the continuation of the contest or the modification of the method of selecting candidates. “I think the political crisis affected this contest too,” he stated.
Adrian Lupusor considers that at least two candidates were suitable. “These were Veaceslav Negruta and Dumitru Ursu and I think we should have voted for one of them. I expected that more candidates with real chances of being elected to this post will apply and the competition will be stiffer. Six members voted in favor of fielding no candidate, while three voted for proposing one. The contest should be continued so as to attract specialists who work for international institutions,” he stated.
The National Bank remained without governor in September, when Dorin Dragutanu tendered his resignation.
