President of Moldova

President of Moldova
Standard of the President
Incumbent Igor Dodon since 23 December 2016
Style	His/Her Excellency
Residence	Presidential Palace, Condrița
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Mircea Snegur
Formation	September 3, 1990
Website	www.presedinte.md

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The President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova. The current President of Moldova is Igor Dodon, who was elected in 2016 after a 2nd round run-off vote with 52.2% over his opponent Maia Sandu with 47.8%. His inauguration took place on December 27, 2016.^{[1] [2]}

Oath of Office

“I solemnly swear to devote all my personal strength and abilities to the prosperity of the Republic of Moldova, to abide by the Constitution and the laws of the country, to defend democracy, fundamental human rights and freedoms, the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Moldova”.^[3]

Constitutional position

According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova (1994), the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, and the unity and territorial integrity of the nation.

Acting president

The Acting President of Moldova (Romanian: Președinte interimar al Republicii Moldova) is a person who fulfills the duties of President of Moldova when cases of incapacity and vacancy occur. It is a temporary post provided by the Constitution of Moldova.

According to Article 91 of the Constitution of Moldova (1994):

Suspension from office

According to Article 89 of the Constitution of Moldova (1994):

• (1) In the event where the president of the Republic of Moldova commits grave offenses infringing upon constitutional provisions, he may be suspended from office by Parliament if two-thirds of the members cast their vote in support of suspension.
• (2) The motion requesting the suspension from office must be initiated by at least one third of the members, and it must be brought to the knowledge of the President without delay. The President may give explanations on the actions for which he is being censured before parliament.
• (3) If the motion requesting suspension from office meets with approval, a national referendum shall be organized within 30 days for removing the President from office.

Vacancy

According to Article 90 of the Constitution of Moldova (1994):

• (1) The office of the President of the Republic of Moldova may become vacant in consequence of expiry of the presidential mandate, resignation from office, removal from office, definite impossibility of executing his duties, or death.
• (2) The request to remove the President of the Republic of Moldova from office will be brought forward in Parliament, which will pass a decision on that request.
• (3) Within 3 months from the date when the presidential office was announced as vacant elections for a new President will be held in accordance with the law.

Election

Between 1994 and 2000, the President had been elected by popular vote for a four-year term; if no candidate received a majority in the first round, a runoff took place between the top two finishers. In 2000, the Law regarding the election of the President of Moldova stipulated that the President would be indirectly elected by the Parliament of Moldova to a four-year term; a candidate must win a supermajority of 61 votes to be elected. Presidents are limited to two terms.

Nevertheless, the Constitutional Court ruled on March 4, 2016, that the law adopted in 2000 was unconstitutional,^[4] thus reverting the election method of the President to a two-round system direct election.

List of Presidents of Moldova

Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)

Party

  Bessarabian Peasants' Party

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party
1		Ion Inculeț (1884–1940)	December 15 [O.S. December 2] 1917	April 9 [O.S. March 27] 1918	Bessarabian Peasants' Party

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1991)

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

• Fyodor Brovko (28 June 1940 – 29 March 1951)
• Ivan Koditsa (29 March 1951 – 5 April 1963)
• Kirill Ilyashenko (5 April 1963 – 10 April 1980)
• Ivan Călin (10 April 1980 – 24 December 1985)
• Alexandru Mocanu (24 December 1985 – 12 July 1989)
• Ivan Ceban (12 July 1989 – 29 July 1989)
• Mircea Snegur (29 July 1989 – 27 April 1990)

First Secretaries of the Moldavian Communist Party

• Piotr Borodin (2 August 1940 – 11 February 1942) (in exile in Russian SFSR from June 1941)
• Nikita Salogor (13 February 1942 – 5 January 1946) (in exile in Russian SFSR until August 1944) (acting)
• Nicolae Coval (5 January 1946 – July 1950)
• Leonid Brezhnev (26 July 1950 – 25 October 1952)
• Dimitri Gladki (25 October 1952 – 8 February 1954)
• Zinovie Serdiuk (8 February 1954 – 29 May 1961)
• Ivan Bodiul (29 May 1961 – 22 December 1980)
• Semion Grossu (22 December 1980 – 16 December 1989)
• Petru Lucinschi (16 November 1989 – 5 February 1991)
• Grigore Eremei (5 February – August 1991)

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet

Party

  PCM

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party
1		Mircea Snegur (1940–)	27 April 1990	3 September 1990	Communist Party of Moldova

Republic of Moldova (1991–present)

Parties

  PDAM   PCRM   PL   PLDM   PDM   PSRM   Independent

Status

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party	Elected
1		Mircea Snegur (1940–)	3 September 1990	15 January 1997	Independent	1991
2		Petru Lucinschi (1940–)	15 January 1997	7 April 2001	Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova	1996
3		Vladimir Voronin (1941–)	7 April 2001	11 September 2009	Party of Communists	2001 (indirect) 2005 (indirect)
—		Mihai Ghimpu (1951–) Acting President	11 September 2009	28 December 2010	Liberal Party (Alliance for European Integration)	—
—		Vlad Filat (1969–) Acting President	28 December 2010	30 December 2010	Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration)	—
—		Marian Lupu (1966–) Acting President	30 December 2010	23 March 2012	Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration)	—
4		Nicolae Timofti (1948–)	23 March 2012	23 December 2016	Independent	2011–12 (indirect)
5		Igor Dodon (1975–)	23 December 2016	President	Party of Socialists	2016

Living former Presidents

There are four living former Moldovan Presidents:

• 
  Mircea Snegur
  (1990–1997)
  (1940-01-17) January 17, 1940
• 
  Petru Lucinschi
  (1997–2001)
  (1940-01-27) January 27, 1940
• 
  Vladimir Voronin
  (2001–2009)
  (1941-05-25) May 25, 1941
• 
  Nicolae Timofti
  (2012–2016)
  (1948-12-22) December 22, 1948

Residence

Official residence on Stephen the Great Boulevard.

The President Palace is located in the Buiucani sector of Chișinău. It was constructed between 1984 and 1987 to the design of architects A. Zalțman and V. Iavorski. The distinctive building was originally the meeting place of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR.

See also

• Prime Minister of Moldova
• President of Transnistria

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Presidents of Moldova.

• Official website of the President of Moldova