President of Romania proposed as the new Prime Minister of the former country representative at the IMF

The post of Prime Minister of Romania, suggested an independent candidate, who served previously as representative of the country in the International Monetary Fund, Lucian Croitoru. The statement was made on Oct. 15, speaking before members of Parliament, Romanian President Traian Basescu, a REGNUM correspondent reports News. According to Basescu, in the course of prior consultations with the leaders of parliamentary factions, the possibility of nomination to the post of head of government of several candidates. Lucian Croitoru was proposed by the President on the basis of "professionalism, experience and knowledge of the international monetary institutions. Among the rejected candidates were nominated by the parliamentary majority mayor of Sibiu Klaus Johannes and one of the political figures from the Liberal Democratic Party. Croitoru thanked the head of the country for their confidence and said that the short-term priorities that the government will be organizing and holding of presidential elections and the fulfillment of obligations to the IMF and the European Bank. According to the Constitution of Romania, Lucian Croitoru has a 10-day period to develop a program of the executive authority and to submit to Parliament for approval of the new government. Lucian Croitoru is an advisor to head of the National Bank of Romania, 4 years earlier was the representative of the country in the IMF. The head of the Romanian Center for Economic Policy. As REGNUM News, the political crisis in Romania was triggered in early October, when the Social Democratic Party (SDPR) has announced the release of the ruling coalition with the Liberal Democrats. October 13th Parliament adopted a majority vote, initiated by a vote of no confidence by opposition parties headed by the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Romania Emil Bok.