Press conference invitation: An auction for voters, at voters’ expense – between populism, constitutional compliance and electoral fantasies

Candidates in the 2020 presidential election promise higher salaries and pensions and better roads and hospitals. Yet under the Constitution, the powers of the President of the Republic of Moldova are limited, raising the question of how feasible these promises are.

The analysis examines the socio-economic components of the electoral programmes from the perspective of the constitutional mandate, financial feasibility and relevance. It focuses on three aspects: constitutional compliance, meaning whether promises fall within a President’s powers; feasibility, covering financial needs, funding sources and implementation tools; and relevance to Moldova’s social and economic realities. The conference, titled “An auction for voters, at voters’ expense: between populism, constitutional compliance and electoral fantasies”, can be followed on Privesc.Eu, Realitatealive.md or the Expert-Grup Facebook page.