THE RESIGNATION VASILESCU, BNR: A technocratic PM would find it hard to "perform a balancing act" in the Victoria Palace

A PM needs political support, from a strong party or from a coalition, and a technocrat would find it hard to do a "balancing act" while being in office and to appease "all the hopes, interests and needs of the people in the government", said Adrian Vasilescu, the advisor to the governor of the NBR.

"I've stayed for a year in the Victoria palace, as an advisor to Mugur Isărescu, when he was appointed PM in 2000. When I left the place, I had come to the conclusion that in Romania a prime minister and a government need to have the support of the political parties. I personally don't place much faith in the idea of a government of technocrats, because if it doesn't have a strong party or a coalition to support it, it is hard for a PM to perform a balancing act in the Victoria palace, and to appease all of the hopes, interests and all the needs of the people in there. Because the hopes are great, the interests are great and the needs are even greater", Vasilescu said for RFI, when asked whether a technocrat PM would be required.

Adrian Vasilescu said that the impact which the replacement of a government in times of crisis would have depends on the degree of confidence of the public when it comes to the new cabinet.

"There usually is an impact, of course, the change of the government is an important thing. For the NBR, things are simple: the NBR doesn't interfere in the election of the government, but it works with the one which the country gives us. If a new government doesn't inspire confidence, then the impact is negative. If a new government provides hope and inspires confidence, the impact is definitely positive", he said.