Overview

• PAS leader Igor Grosu announced on October 14 that the party will propose Muntianu once the court confirms the September 28 vote and the new parliament is formed.
• Muntianu, 61, has maintained a low public profile, with current biographical details drawn largely from Grosu’s presentation and a 2018 résumé highlighted by Ziarul de Gardă.
• His career includes work at the World Bank, leading Dragon Capital’s direct investments in Ukraine starting in 2007, and founding 4i Capital Partners in 2016.
• He has longstanding ties to Ukraine and has described himself as an American of Moldovan origin who lived in Ukraine for about two decades.
• Outgoing Prime Minister Dorin Recean has said he will leave politics and give up his parliamentary mandate following the elections.