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Article 21
 

Registration of candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova

(1) To register a candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova/ the following documents must be submitted to the Central Electoral Commission no later than 30 days before election day: a) an official record of the meeting of the supreme body of the party, other social-political organization, or electoral bloc regarding the nomination of the candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova; b) petitions with signatures in support of the candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova; c) biographical data about the candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova; d) the candidate's declaration of commitment to run for President of the Republic of Moldova; e) a declaration of income over the 2 years preceding the year when the election is carried out; f) a health certificate of the candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova issued by the Medical Commission established by the Central Electoral Commission

(2) The Central Electoral Commission shall register the candidates for the position of President of Moldova within 5 days of the date of presentation of the above enumerated documents.

(3) Candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova and their trustees may not be nominated to any electoral commission for the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova.

(4) Within two days of registration, the Central Electoral Commission must issue a certificate to the candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova.

(5) Refusal of the Central Electoral Commission to register a candidate for the President of the Republic of Moldova may be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Moldova which shall examine the complaint within 3 days. The decision of the Supreme Court of Justice shall be final.

(6) The Central Electoral Commission shall publish the ruling to register a candidate/or the position of President of Moldova in the state mass media within 3 days of adoption.

(7) Upon expiration of the registration term, the Central Electoral Commission shall publish the list of candidates for the position of President of Moldova providing their first and last name, address, political affiliation, profession, occupation and the party or social-political organization that has nominated them.