Iskusni političar koji je odigrao ključnu ulogu u tranziciji s komunizma, Stolojan se općenito smatrao jednim od najboljih kandidata da vodi zemlju kroz aktuelnu globalnu ekonomsku krizu.
A veteran politician who played a key role in the transition from communism, Stolojan was widely seen as one of the best choices for steering the country through the current global economic crisis.