Former President Igor Dodon accuses Maia Sandu of changing the electoral legislation in order to extend her presidential mandate. Dodon claims that Sandu amended the Electoral Code to allow her to extend her mandate by 60 days. Previously, presidential elections were organised before the mandate expired, but now, according to the new law, voting must take place after the end of the mandate.
Dodon notes that previously the law required elections to be organised within 30-60 days before the expiry of the mandate. He argues that Sandu, after taking office, changed the law so that elections would be held 60 days after the end of the mandate, thus extending her term. Dodon expresses agreement to hold presidential elections together with parliamentary elections, but only in the case of early parliamentary elections.
Sandu became president in a run-off election on 15 November 2020 and her mandate will last four years. At present, representatives of the presidency do not comment on Igor Dodon’s statements.
