Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Friday signed a decree appointing economist and businessman Alexandru Munteanu as a candidate for prime minister after her party won last month’s parliamentary elections.
The decree was made public on the Moldovan president’s website.
“I wish him success in forming a government that will gain the trust of parliament and fulfil the most important expectations of citizens: protecting peace, preparing the country for EU accession, strengthening the economy and raising people’s living standards,” the head of state said.
According to the document, “a certain candidate should present to the parliament a team and a management programme in order to obtain a vote of confidence and invest the new Moldovan government.”
According to Moldovan publication Point, Sandu signed the decree after consultations with the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS).
It is noted that Munteanu is an economist, professor and entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in international investments.
According to open sources, Munteanu has lived in Ukraine for 20 years. He is 61 years old. He describes himself as” an American of Moldovan descent” and has not previously been involved in politics. He is a successful businessman, founder of 4i Capital Partners, an investment company operating in Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus, and has experience working for companies such as WNISEF/Horizon Capital and Dragon Capital.
Moldova is a unitary parliamentary republic.