Maia Sandu
In June 2019, she became Prime Minister of Moldova. Five months later, on 12 November 2019, Sandu's government fell after the vote of the censure motion. She defeated incumbent president Igor Dodon in the 2020 presidential election. Sandu is the country's first female president. During her presidency, she has been seen as a strong ally of the European Union and Ukraine during the Russian invasion of the country.