National
Presidency of the Republic of Moldova
- Romanian: Președinția Republicii Moldova
Governs Moldova
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- Must be held by December 2028 (no fixed date) General election · President of the Republic of Moldova
Who sits on it
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President of the Republic of Moldova
Elected
- Maia Sandu PAS · since December 2024
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Republic of Moldova constituteproject.org · checked
What it can do
- Head of state and commander of the armed forces
Represents the state, is guarantor of sovereignty and independence, is commander in chief of the armed forces, concludes international treaties and promulgates laws (Constitution arts. 77, 86 and 93).
- Designate the Prime Minister and dissolve Parliament
Designates the candidate for Prime Minister (art. 98) and may dissolve Parliament if a Government cannot be formed or legislation is blocked, once per year and not in the last six months of the presidential term (art. 85).
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Sources for what it can do
- Head of state and commander of the armed forces constituteproject.org · checked
- Designate the Prime Minister and dissolve Parliament constituteproject.org · checked
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Moldova (Constitute Project English text of 2016), arts. 77-80, read 2026-10-12: the Presidency as head of state, direct election, 4-year term. For: Presidency of the Republic of Moldova
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Moldova (Constitute Project English text), article cited in the description, read 2026-10-12. Articles 66, 77, 86, 93, 96, 106 and 135 from the standard text of the Constitution; arts. 85, 98, 136 verified in the fetched text. For: Head of state and commander of the armed forces, Designate the Prime Minister and dissolve Parliament
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Moldova, arts. 78 and 80, read 2026-10-12: direct election by universal suffrage, 4-year mandate. For: President of the Republic of Moldova
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Moldova art. 80, read 2026-10-12: 4-year tenure of the President; term start from the 24 Dec 2024 inauguration. For: General election, December 24, 2028
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