President of Moldova
Encyclopedia
The President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state
of Moldova
.
, the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of the unity and territorial integrity of the nation. The President is indirectly elected
by the Parliament of Moldova to a four-year term. Presidents are limited to two terms.
of 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)
:
:
:
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
of Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
.
Description of the post
According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova (1994)Constitution of Moldova (1994)
The Republic of Moldova Constitution of 1994 is the country's supreme law of the country since August 27, 1994.- History :It was adopted on July 29, 1994 by the Moldovan Parliament and published in Monitorul Oficial al R. Moldova, N1, July 18, 1994....
, the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of the unity and territorial integrity of the nation. The President is indirectly elected
Indirect election
Indirect election is a process in which voters in an election don't actually choose between candidates for an office but rather elect persons who will then make the choice. It is one of the oldest form of elections and is still used today for many upper houses and presidents...
by the Parliament of Moldova to a four-year term. Presidents are limited to two terms.
Acting President
The Acting PresidentActing president
An Acting President is a person who temporarily fills the role of an organization's or country's president, either when the real president is unavailable or when the post is vacant .-See also:*Acting *Acting President of Pakistan*Acting President of Malta*Acting President of...
of 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)
Constitution of Moldova (1994)
The Republic of Moldova Constitution of 1994 is the country's supreme law of the country since August 27, 1994.- History :It was adopted on July 29, 1994 by the Moldovan Parliament and published in Monitorul Oficial al R. Moldova, N1, July 18, 1994....
:
Suspension from Office
According to Article 89 of the Constitution of Moldova (1994)Constitution of Moldova (1994)
The Republic of Moldova Constitution of 1994 is the country's supreme law of the country since August 27, 1994.- History :It was adopted on July 29, 1994 by the Moldovan Parliament and published in Monitorul Oficial al R. Moldova, N1, July 18, 1994....
:
- (1) In the event where the president of the Republic of MoldovaPresident of the Republic of MoldovaThe President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...
commits grave offenses infringing upon constitutional provisions, he may be suspended from office by Parliament if a two-thirds of the members cast their vote in support of suspension. - (2) The motion requesting the suspension from office may 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)Constitution of Moldova (1994)
The Republic of Moldova Constitution of 1994 is the country's supreme law of the country since August 27, 1994.- History :It was adopted on July 29, 1994 by the Moldovan Parliament and published in Monitorul Oficial al R. Moldova, N1, July 18, 1994....
:
- (1) The office of the President of the Republic of MoldovaPresident of the Republic of MoldovaThe President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...
may become vacant in consequence of expiry of the presidential mandate of 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.
Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917-1918)
| Picture | Name | From | Until | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
,_president_of_moldavian_democratic_republic.jpg) |
Ion Inculeţ Ion Inculet Ion C. Inculeț was a Bessarabian politician and the president of the Moldavian Democratic Republic. Also, he was a minister in Romania.-Early career:... |
Bessarabian Peasants' Party Bessarabian Peasants' Party The Bessarabian Peasants' Party was an agrarian political party active in Romania, founded in Chişinău, Bessarabia, on 23 August 1918.- Overview :... |
||
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 CălinIvan CălinIvan Calin is a Moldovan politician.-Biography:Ivan Calin was born in the small village of Plot in the north of Transnistria, in Rîbniţa sub-district, then in Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic....
(10 April 1980 - 24 December 1985) - Aleksandr Mokanu (24 December 1985 - 12 July 1989)
- Ivan Ceban (12 July 1989 - 29 July 1989)
- Mircea Ion Snegur (29 July 1989 - 27 April 1990)
First Secretaries of the Moldavian Communist Party
- Piotr BorodinPiotr BorodinPiotr Borodin was a Moldavian SSR and Moldavian ASSR politician.- Biography :Piotr Borodin was born on June 6, 1905....
(2 August 1940 - 11 February 1942) (in exile in Russian SFSR from 1941) - Nikita SalogorNikita Salogor- Biography :Salogor was born on 15 August 1901 in the village of Constantinovka of the Kherson region Ukraine. Salogor was the First Secretary of the Moldavian Communist Party ....
(13 February 1942 - 5 January 1946) (in exile in Russian SFSR until 1944) (acting) - Nicolae CovalNicolae CovalNicolae Coval was a Moldavian SSR politician.- Biography :Nicolae Coval was born on December 19, 1904, in Camenca, Transnistria...
(5 January 1946 - July 1950) - Leonid BrezhnevLeonid BrezhnevLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in...
(26 July 1950 - 25 October 1952) - Dimitri GladkiDimitri Gladki- Biography :Dimitri Spiridonovici Gladki was born in 1911 and died in 1959. He died when he was only 48.Dimitri Gladki was the First Secretary of the Moldavian Communist Party .- External links :* * * -Bibliography:...
(25 October 1952 - 8 February 1954) - Zinovie SerdiukZinovie SerdiukZinovie Serdiuk was a Moldavian politician.- Biography :Zinovie Serdiuk was born on November 15, 1903, in Arbuzinka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. He was of Ukrainian origin...
(8 February 1954 - 29 May 1961) - Ivan BodiulIvan BodiulIvan Ivanovich Bodiul was a Moldovan SSR politician.- Biography :Ivan Ivanovich Bodiul was born on 3 January 1918, in Alexandrovca, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine...
(29 May 1961 - 22 December 1980) - Semion GrossuSemion GrossuSemion Grossu is a Moldavian politician and businessman.- Biography :Semion Grossu was born on March 18, 1934, in Satul Nou, Sarata district....
(22 December 1980 - 16 December 1989) - Petru LucinschiPetru LucinschiPetru Chiril Lucinschi was Moldova's second President .- Biography :Petru Chiril Lucinschi was born on January 27, 1940 in Rădulenii Vechi village, Soroca County, Romania...
(16 November 1989 - 5 February 1991) - Grigore EremeiGrigore EremeiGrigore Eremei is a Moldavian politician.- Biography :Grigore Eremei was born on April 22, 1935, in Tîrnova, Edineţ, then in Romania....
(5 February - August 1991)
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
| Picture | Name | From | Until | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mircea Snegur Mircea Snegur Mircea Ion Snegur was the first President of Moldova 1990-1996. Before that he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1989-1990 and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 27 April to 3 September 1990... |
27 April 1990 | 3 September 1990 | Communist Party of Moldova Communist Party of Moldova The Communist Party of Moldova was one of the fourteen republic-level parties that formed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Indeed, the PCM was the republic-level chapter of the CPSU in the Moldavian SSR from 1940 to 1991... |
|
Republic of Moldova (1991-Present)
| No | Picture | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mircea Snegur Mircea Snegur Mircea Ion Snegur was the first President of Moldova 1990-1996. Before that he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1989-1990 and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 27 April to 3 September 1990... |
3 September 1990 | 15 January 1997 | Non-party | |
| 2 | Petru Lucinschi Petru Lucinschi Petru Chiril Lucinschi was Moldova's second President .- Biography :Petru Chiril Lucinschi was born on January 27, 1940 in Rădulenii Vechi village, Soroca County, Romania... |
15 January 1997 | 7 April 2001 | Agrarian Party of Moldova Agrarian Party of Moldova The Agrarian Party of Moldova , formerly the Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova , is a Moldovan political party, prominent from 1991 to 1998. Governing for most of this period, the party represented a large centrist multi-ethnic bloc led by former collective farm chairmen and village mayors... |
|
| 3 | Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Nicolaevici Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova since 1994... |
7 April 2001 | 11 September 2009 | Party of Communists | |
| — | Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951, Coloniţa, Moldova, is a Moldovan politician. He was Speaker of Parliament from 28 August 2009 to 30 December 2010 and Acting President from 11 September 2009 until 28 December 2010.-Family:... (Acting) |
11 September 2009 | 28 December 2010 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Moldova) The Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:... (Alliance for European Integration Alliance for European Integration The Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was... ) |
|
| — | Vlad Filat Vlad Filat Vladimir Filat is a Moldovan politician, the Prime Minister of Moldova since 25 September 2009.- Education and early career :... (Acting) |
28 December 2010 | 30 December 2010 | Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president.... (Alliance for European Integration Alliance for European Integration The Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was... ) |
|
| — | Marian Lupu Marian Lupu Marian Lupu is a Moldovan politician and is President of Parliament and Acting President since 2010.-Background and education:... (Acting) |
30 December 2010 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
Democratic Party Democratic Party of Moldova The Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats... (Alliance for European Integration Alliance for European Integration The Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was... ) |