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MoldovaThe Presidency
Moldova's head of state is the president of the
republic, who
shares executive power with the Council of Ministers.
Under
constitutional arrangements prevailing at the time of the
1990
national elections, the president was elected by members
of the
Supreme Soviet, but provisions introduced in 1991 called
for the
president's direct election by all members of the
population over
eighteen years of age. The president, who must be over
thirtyfive years old, a resident of Moldova for at least ten
years, and
a speaker of the state language, is elected to a four-year
term
of office. The next election is set for December 1995. In
early
1995, the president was Mircea Snegur, named president by
the
Supreme Soviet in September 1990 and confirmed by popular
election in December 1991.
The president's duties include nominating the prime
minister
and members of the Council of Ministers, taking part in
Parliament's proceedings and debates, dissolving
Parliament under
certain conditions, negotiating and concluding
international
treaties, serving as commander in chief of the armed
forces,
granting political asylum, and iniating national
referendums.
Data as of June 1995
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