More than half of the senators publicly commented on the state on Tuesday to support the reassignment of Ben Bernanke to the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve System (FRS), reports The Wall Street Journal.

vote needed to complete discussions on Bernanke”s nomination, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, appointed on Thursday, then at the end of the week can pass itself to vote on approval of his candidacy.

To vote for the approval of Bernanke for a new 4-year period, according to the procedure will require 60 votes for approval at the very end will be sufficient 51 votes.

Currently has 52 senators (as against 26 on Friday) announced their support for Bernanke, widely seen as the savior of the U.S. against the repetition of the Great Depression, with the number of its opponents have publicly declared their position has changed little and is 19 to 15 Friday.

Administration continues to actively campaign in support of Mr. Bernanke, fearing that if his candidacy would be let go this week, the Senate, it will undermine the credibility of Barack Obama and cause unrest in the financial markets.

Until recently

reassignment Bernanke, whose powers as head of the Central Bank due to expire on January 31, it seemed a done deal. But ahead of the November midterm elections, some senators would like to demonstrate to voters that share the frustration of society an enormous expense to rescue the U.S. financial system during the crisis, and it stimulates them to move in opposition to the current head of the Fed.

candidacy Bernanke was introduced in Congress Obama in August, in the past has ever recommendations to the president heads the Fed is not rejected by legislators.

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