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Article 2
 

Principles for conducting the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova

 

(1) The election of the President of the Republic of Moldova shall be carried out by universal voting. Citizens of the Republic of Moldova who, by the day of the election includingly, have reached the age of 18, have the right to participate in the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova.

(2) Citizens of the Republic of Moldova shall fully enjoy their voting rights irrespective of their race, nationality, ethnic origin, language, religion, gender, opinion, political affiliation, property or social origin. Any limitation of the right of citizens to participate in the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova based on the above mentioned criteria is prohibited.

(3) Citizens who are mentally ill, declared by the court to be incompetent, as well as individuals sentenced to incarceration based on a judicial decision, or those who may not participate in the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova.

(4) Citizens who have not reached the age of 35 by the date of the election, those who have lived in the republic for less than 10 years, those who do not know the state language, as well as those who are mentally ill and declared incompetent by the court, individuals sentenced to incarceration based on a judicial decision do not qualify as candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova.

(5) The election of the President of the Republic of Moldova shall be carried out by equal voting. Each citizen who participates in the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova has one vote.

(6) The election of the President of the Republic of Moldova shall be carried out by direct voting. The President of the Republic of Moldova shall be elected directly by the people of the Republic of Moldova.

(7) The election of the President of the Republic of Moldova shall be carried out by secret voting. Influence on the will of the voters by methods that contradict the law and the control over the expression of their will is prohibited.

(8) The election of the President of the Republic of Moldova shall be carried out by freely expressed voting. Citizens of the Republic of Moldova shall decide on their own whether or not to participate in the election and for whom to vote.

(9) A citizen has the right to vote in only one precinct.

(10) During the election campaign, the state shall guarantee equal rights to all candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova.