Moldovan Constitutional Court approves Sandu's re-election as president

The Constitutional Court of Moldova has confirmed the results of the presidential election and recognized Maia Sandu's mandate for the next four years. This was announced on November 28 by the CC chairwoman Domnica Manole, the session was broadcast on the court's YouTube channel.

"The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova decided: to confirm the results of the Moldovan presidential election of November 3, 2024, to recognize the election of Maia Sandu as President of Moldova. The decision is final, cannot be appealed, comes into force on the day of adoption," Manole announced.

Sandu's inauguration ceremony is scheduled for December 24.

According to the Moldovan edition of NewsMaker, outside the CC building at that time, the Party of Socialists (PSRM) staged a protest against the recognition of Sandu's mandate.

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On November 4, it became known that Sandu won the presidential election with 55.33% of votes. Voting was held in two rounds, as none of the 11 candidates passed the 50% threshold in the first round on October 20. During the second round on November 3 , 141 violations were recorded.

On 5 November, the Victory bloc announced that it would challenge the results of the presidential election. The statement stated that Sandu achieved the desired result only due to fraud at European polling stations and massive violations. It noted the inequality of voting conditions for diasporas from Russia and Western countries. Also, the Party of Communists of Moldova did not recognize the legitimacy of Sandu's power. The Moldovan Party of Socialists also refused to recognize the voting results.