Maia Sandu
President of Moldova since 2020
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| 2024 | Re-elected as President of Moldova. |
| 2024 | Maia Sandu ran for president for the third time as the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) candidate, receiving 656,354 votes in the first round and 930,238 votes in the second round. |
| November 3 2024 | Sandu won the Moldovan presidential election, defeating former prosecutor-general Alexandr Stoianoglo in the runoff after initially securing 42% of the vote in the first round. |
| October 20 2024 | Actively campaigned for the 'Yes' vote in the Moldovan European Union membership referendum, which was held concurrently with the first round of the presidential election and won by a narrow margin. Sandu claimed the result faced interference from 'criminal groups' and pro-Russian interests. |
| March 7 2024 | Awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour by France, representing a significant recognition of her international leadership and contributions. |
| 2023 | Maia Sandu declared her personal net worth during a public statement. |
| 2023 | Sandu established an anti-propaganda centre to counter disinformation and improve Moldova's hybrid threat response capabilities. |
| June 19 2023 | The pro-Russian Șor Party was banned by the Constitutional Court of Moldova, which declared the party unconstitutional after months of anti-government protests. |
| March 21 2023 | Sandu announced the creation of a new Anti-Corruption Court to try major corruption cases and address judicial system crimes. |
| February 2023 | Accuses Russia of attempting to stage a coup in the Moldovan government. |
| November 25 2022 | Maia Sandu addressed the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, highlighting Moldova's climate change challenges. She announced the development of a National Climate Change Adaptation Programme in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, focusing on the country's specific climate-related risks and vulnerabilities. |
| November 18 2022 | Igor Dodon was released from house arrest pending a court trial on all charges. |
| July 6 2022 | Honored with the First Class of the Order of Vytautas the Great by Lithuania, further demonstrating her international diplomatic standing. |
| June 23 2022 | Moldova was granted European Union candidate status, a significant diplomatic achievement closely associated with Sandu's pro-European political stance and reforms. |
| May 26 2022 | Igor Dodon was placed under house arrest to allow further investigation of corruption allegations. |
| May 24 2022 | Former president Igor Dodon was arrested on charges of corruption, including receipt of bribes, illegal party financing, and high treason. |
| May 2 2022 | Former Prime Minister Iurie Leanca was charged with abuse of power over a 2013 airport concession that gave control of Chişinău International Airport to a company associated with Ilan Shor. |
| March 6 2022 | Over 100,000 Ukrainian citizens had crossed the border into Moldova, seeking refuge from the ongoing war. |
| March 3 2022 | Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sandu signed the application for EU membership alongside Igor Grosu (parliament president) and Natalia Gavrilița (prime minister). |
| February 24 2022 | Moldova closed its airspace in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sandu publicly condemned Russia's act of war, calling it a 'blatant breach of international law and of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity'. She pledged to keep borders open and help Ukrainian refugees. |
| October 5 2021 | The Moldovan government suspended Prosecutor General Alexandru Stoianoglo on charges of corruption, passive corruption, illicit enrichment, and abuse of office. |
| September 2021 | During a local television interview, Maia Sandu publicly discussed the 1992 Transnistria War, describing it as an artificial problem created to prevent Moldova's independence, and emphasized Moldova's commitment to a peaceful and diplomatic resolution of the conflict. |
| August 28 2021 | Sandu dissolved the Moldovan Parliament and called for early parliamentary elections, citing political gridlock and corruption as key reasons for her decision. |
| August 23 2021 | Received the First Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise from Ukraine, signifying high-level international recognition of her contributions. |
| August 11 2021 | Maia Sandu met with Dmitry Kozak, the Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff, to discuss lifting economic barriers between Moldova and Russia and exploring the removal of ammunition depots from Transnistria. |
| July 23 2021 | The Constitutional Court of Moldova officially recognized the results of the parliamentary elections. |
| July 11 2021 | Early snap parliamentary elections were held, resulting in a victory for Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity, which won 52.8% of the overall vote. |
| June 8 2021 | Sandu signed off on creating an extra-governmental corruption monitoring body called the 'Anticorruption Independent Consultative Committee', comprising six members including international experts and partially funded by the EU and US. |
| May 7 2021 | Maia Sandu received her COVID-19 vaccination with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine after Romania's vaccine donations. |
| April 19 2021 | Signed the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2021–2024 in Strasbourg, France, aimed at reforming Moldova's legislation, state institutions, and improving democracy, human rights, and rule of law. |
| April 17 2021 | Romania donated 132,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Moldova, fulfilling its initial promise. |
| March 29 2021 | Sandu continued consultations with parliamentary forces after earlier attempts to form a government failed. |
| March 27 2021 | Romania donated 50,400 additional COVID-19 vaccine units to Moldova. |
| March 25 2021 | Parliament did not vote for Igor Grosu as Prime Minister, with most deputies leaving the parliamentary building. |
| March 16 2021 | Sandu met with political parties in Parliament for consultations, during which Mariana Durleșteanu unexpectedly withdrew her candidature. |
| March 2 2021 | First administrations of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine began in Moldova. |
| February 28 2021 | First 21,600 doses of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Romania arrived in Moldova. |
| February 11 2021 | Sandu re-nominated Natalia Gavrilița for Prime Minister after her initial nomination was unsuccessful. |
| January 2021 | Maia Sandu met EU and Belgian political figures in Brussels to discuss Moldova's European integration. |
| January 27 2021 | Presented with the Award of the Group for Social Dialogue by Romania, highlighting her social and diplomatic efforts. |
| January 27 2021 | Sandu nominated Natalia Gavrilița as a candidate for Prime Minister, with the goal of creating a government focused on economic development and combating corruption. |
| January 21 2021 | Sandu appointed human rights activist Ana Revenco as Secretary of the Supreme Security Council and her adviser on defense and national security, replacing Victor Gaiciuc. |
| January 16 2021 | Maia Sandu announced that Moldovan authorities would allow residents of Transnistria to be vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. |
| January 12 2021 | Maia Sandu made her first foreign trip as president to Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They agreed to create a Presidential Council to address bilateral relations. She also met with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and parliament speaker Dmytro Razumkov, and paid tribute to fallen Ukrainians at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide. |
| 2020 | Maia Sandu ran for president again as the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) candidate, receiving 439,866 votes in the first round and 943,006 votes in the second round, ultimately winning the presidential election. |
| 2020 | Moldova's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) improved from 32 points, signaling progress in anti-corruption efforts under Sandu's leadership. |
| December 31 2020 | Sandu named Aureliu Ciocoi as acting prime minister after Chicu refused to continue in an acting capacity. |
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