On 4 March 2016, the Constitutional Court of Moldova reinstated the popular election of the president of the Republic, abolishing a law of July 2000 which had introduced a parliamentary election.
Moldavsko ustavno sodišče je 4. marca 2016 ponovno uvedlo splošne volitve predsednika države in ukinilo zakon iz julija 2000, po katerem naj bi ga izvolil parlament.