“Any major political change is stressful for the markets, but it may be assimilated and accommodated in the markets as well as managed by the central bank if it is quick and conducted in a constitutional manner,” Isarescu told a news conference.
“We didn’t see any important stressful elements in the markets so far. Everything is under control,” he added.
Romanian premier Emil Boc stepped down on Monday, amid social unrest due to austerity measures. President Traian Basescu designated foreign intelligence chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu to form a new government.
Both the national currency and the stocks were rather impassible to the news. Bucharest shares closed down 1.15% Monday, tracking foreign markets, while the leu ended the day slightly higher against the euro.
At noon Tuesday, the leu was losing 0.16% against the euro, while Bucharest stocks were up 0.18% on the day.