2024 Moldovan presidential election

Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Moldova on 20 October 2024.

In addition, a referendum on whether Moldova should join the EU is to be held on the same day as the presidential election.

Date
On 17 April 2024, Parliament speaker Igor Grosu announced the holding of the presidential election in conjunction with the referendum on joining the European Union on 20 October. The decision was approved by the Parliament of Moldova on 16 May.

Eligibility requirements
The Constitution of Moldova (Article 78, Clause 2) defines four conditions that a presidential candidate must satisfy: Moldovan citizenship, at least 40 years of age, residence in Moldova for at least 10 years, and ability to speak the state language. Article 80 of the Constitution establishes a term limit: one individual cannot serve more than 2 terms in a row.

Procedure
Candidates can be nominated by a political party, an electoral alliance, or run as independents. They have to collect at least 15,000 voter signatures in their support from at least half of Moldova's level 2 administrative territorial units with at least 600 signatures in each of them. The election results can be considered valid only if the turnout is above or equal to 33%. The candidate who receives an absolute majority of the votes is elected president. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, a second round between the top 2 candidates is held two weeks after the first round. The candidate with the largest number of votes in the second round then becomes president.

Potential
As of July 2024, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous six months:


 * Serghei Mișin, former leader of the Revival Party

Declined
As of July 2024, 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, Mayor of Chișinău (2019–present)
 * Igor Dodon, 5th President of Moldova (2016–2020)

Second round

 * Sandu vs. Dodon


 * Sandu vs. Ceban


 * Sandu vs. Usatîi


 * Sandu vs. Vlah