The coalition will not support the proposals of the Bank of Slovenia Governor President
The coalition is the President of the Republic Natasha Pirc Musar notices that none of the two presented Candidates for Governor of the Bank of Slovenia cannot count on their support. They estimate that the candidates are not suitable for this function, the coalition MPs did not convince the coalition MPs. The appointment of a new guardian remains to question.
Namely, two weeks ago, the President of the Republic of Pirc Musar presented the coalition parliamentary groups two new names for the management of the Bank of Slovenia. Namely an economist Ksenia Maverin the past, the head of the Department for International Financial Institutions, which also operated at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and is currently employed by the German Development Agency GIZ as a project manager at Burkina Fas and Ruandi. The other is a macroeconomist Damjan Kozamernikthe former first analyst of the Bank of Slovenia, and today the head of the Department of Strategy, Sustainable Development and Research at SID Bank.
Last week, both candidates presented themselves to coalition MPs, and then they talked about candidates at both parliamentary groups and a joint coalition.
They did not convince the candidates with the presentation of the coalition, in their estimation they are not suitable for the function of the governor. Governors. Therefore, the President of the Republic was informed that none of the proposed candidates is enjoyed by the coalition votes to appoint this function, the head of the Freedom MEP confirmed to the STA Nataša Avšič Bogovič.
Pirc Musar seems to have remained again a few months ago unresolved puzzle of how to fill a management position at the Bank of Slovenia.
After failing in the National Assembly in November last year with the proposed candidate, former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anton Ropnamely, the president has taken away several circles of consultations with parliamentary groups, and finally a coalition that has constantly provided votes for appointing the Secretary of State at the Finance Ministry Sashi Jazbecinforms that she would not propose any of the applicants for this position for the original call. At that time, she also introduced them to two new names, which now also ended up in the wip street regarding the support of the coalition.
Meanwhile, the President also shows no president by obtaining a sufficient number of votes for the election of a new Ombudsman. In recent weeks, the President has sought to find two -thirds support or support. 60 parliamentary votes Diana Možina Zupanc. In doing so, the coalition announced its support, but not the opposition deputies, which would allow a sufficient number of votes to elect it.
In the meantime, the leaders of both institutions have expired the term of office so far, the current governor Boštjan Vaslet in January, the Ombudsman so far Peter Svetina And in February. The Bank of Slovenia is currently being run by Vice General Primož Dolencat the helm of the Ombudsman’s institution Ivan Šelih.
