Police in Arad are left without a confirmed leadership chosen through a competition after the only candidate who applied for the top job failed a psychological evaluation. A senior officer, already acting as head of the Arad municipal police by temporary appointment since February, was declared unfit for leadership roles following the test. Union representatives say the outcome blocks him from holding any command position for six months. During that period, he cannot take a new psychological test for a post of that kind. The union also claims the decision prevents him from returning to his previous role as head of the police in Ineu. That would mean the selection procedure for Arad’s police chief would have to restart. The next psychological test for such a position is scheduled to be taken after more than half a year.