Nomination of candidates

(1) In Parliamentary and Local Elections, the procedure for the nomination of candi­dates shall start at most 70 days before the Elections Days and ends 40 days before the Elections Days. In Presidential Elections, the nomination of candidates shall start at most 70 days before the Elections Day and ends 55 days before the Elections Days.

(2) The following entities shall have the right to nominate candidates, if they meet all requirements set forth by the present Code:

a) political parties registered until the date when the act that set of the date of elections has entered in force, in accordance with their statutes (regulations) and legislation;

b) electoral blocs of parties;

c) citizens of the Republic of Moldova who submit their own applications (inde­pendent candidates, candidates for the position of President of the Republic of Moldova).

(3) The procedure for nomination of candidates shall comprise:

a) in the case of political parties and electoral blocs of parties – the approval, within the meetings of the bodies authorised in accordance with the stat­utory provisions, respectively, with the agreements for establishing them, confirmed by minutes (extracted from the minutes), of the decisions/orders on the nomination of candidates/lists of candidates for elective public posi­tions. In presidential elections – establish initiative groups for the collection of signatures to support the nominated candidates, as well as prepare and submit the necessary documents for registration as an electoral competitor, under the conditions of this Code;

b) in the case independent candidates/candidates for the position of President of the Republic of Moldova — submit an application for an elective public position, where appropriate, to establish the initiative group to collect signa­tures to support the candidate, as well as prepare and submit the necessary documents for registration as an electoral competitor, under the conditions of this Code.

(4) The procedure for nomination of candidates shall also include the stage of col­lection of signatures by the persons who present their own candidature and/or by initia­tive groups to support candidates to elective positions.

(5) The subjects listed in paragraph (2) cannot take decisions on the initiation of the procedure for nomination of candidates/of their own candidature, before the beginning of the nomination period referred to in paragraph (1) and the documents drawn up for that purpose, before the beginning of the period referred to in paragraph (1), shall be considered null.

^{[Art. 63 (2) a) amended by Law No.1 of 18.01.2024, in force as of 25.01.2024]}

^{[Art. 63 (1) amended by Law No.112 of 22.05.2025, in force as of 28.05.2025]}