Claudiu Saftoiu was elected president of the administration board of the public television (SRTV), pending the parliament’s validation.
The members of the administration board cast their votes openly. Saftoiu was elected with 10 votes in favor, 2 votes against and 1 abstention. However, the parliament could not validate him in this position at that time, for lack of quorum.
Saftoiu was presidential adviser starting with 2004, from the first term as president of Traian Basescu, until 2006 when he was appointed director of the Foreign Intelligence Service. In March 2007, he resigned from this role.
Saftoiu was proposed as member in the administration board of the national television by the National Liberal Party.
The president of the administration board is named by the parliament for a term of 4 years.
On June 12, the administration board of TVR together with Alexandru Lazescu, general manager of the institution, were dismissed by the parliament. Radu Calin Cristea was appointed interim general manager of TVR.
SRTV closed 2011 with total revenues of RON 583 million and a deficit of RON 160.8 million. The national television has 3,400 employees.
Otilia Haraga