Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in

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in autumn 2024.

Electoral system

The

President of Moldova The President of the Republic of Moldova () is the head of state of Moldova. The current president is Maia Sandu, who assumed office on 24 December 2020. Duties and functions The office of the presidency in Moldova is largely ceremonial, w ...

is elected using the

two-round system The two-round system (TRS), also known as runoff voting, second ballot, or ballotage, is a voting method used to elect a single candidate, where voters cast a single vote for their preferred candidate. It generally ensures a majoritarian resul ...

; If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will be held.

Candidates

Potential

As of February 2022, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous six months: *

Maia Sandu Maia Sandu (; born 24 May 1972) is a Moldovan politician who has been the President of Moldova since 24 December 2020. She is the former leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and former Prime Minister of Moldova from 8 June 2019 un ...

, sixth

(2020–present), thirteenth

Prime Minister of Moldova The Prime Minister of Moldova ( ro, Prim-ministrul Republicii Moldova) is Moldova's head of government. The Prime Minister is formally appointed by the President of Moldova and exercises executive power along with the cabinet, subject to parliam ...

(2019) *

Igor Dodon Igor Dodon (; born 18 February 1975) is a Moldovan politician who previously served as the president of Moldova from 23 December 2016 to 24 December 2020. He currently serves as the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova. H ...

, fifth

(2016–2020) *

Irina Vlah Irina Vlah (born 26 February 1974) is a Moldovan politician. She served as member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova from 2005 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2015. Since 15 April 2015 she has been the Governor (''Başkan'') of the Autonomous ...

, Governor of

Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia Gagauzia or Gagauz-Yeri, or ; ro, Găgăuzia; russian: Гагаузия, Gagauziya officially the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia; ro, Unitatea Teritorială Autonomă Găgăuzia, ''UTAG''; russian: Автономное территор ...

(2015–present) *

Natalia Morari Natalia may refer to: People * Natalia (given name), list of people with this name * Natalia (Belgian singer) (born 1980) * Natalia (Greek singer) (born 1983) * Natalia (Spanish singer) (born 1982) Music and film * ''Natalia'' (film), a 198 ...

, journalist, founder of TV8

Declined

As of March 2022, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous six months, but they rejected and announced they won't candidate: *

Ion Ceban Ion Ceban (born 30 June 1980) is a Moldovan politician and the current mayor of Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. Ceban was Vice President of the Moldovan parliament in 2019, and has served as a member of parliament in 3 legislatures. He was ...

, 34th

Mayor of Chișinău The Mayor of Chișinău, officially the General Mayor of the Municipality of Chișinău ( ro, Primar general al municipiul Chișinău), is the head of the executive branch of Chișinău's government and a member of the city's Chișinău Munic ...

(2019–present)

Opinion polls

Hypothetical candidates

References

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