Get To Know Maia Sandu, Moldova's First Woman President To "Shame" Russia

JAKARTA - Former World Bank economist, Maia Sandu managed to become the first female elected president in Moldova after winning two rounds of elections. So, who is the real person who succeeded in defeating the incumbent Igor Dodon?

Launching Yeni Safak, Sandu managed to get 57.75 percent of votes. While his opponent, Igor Dodon, only won 42.25 percent of the votes.

Even so, Sandu had to wait up to three days to wait for the official results from the Moldova General Election Commission. After the announcement, the candidate who will win the Molodova presidential election will be sworn in within 45 days of becoming the official president.

"We need the state to work to serve citizens, not for thieves and corrupt officials," said Sandu.

Previously, in the first round Sandu had narrowly won over Dodon. However, because neither of the two candidates' votes reached 50 percent, according to the country's rules, a second round was held.

Then, last Friday, Dodon asked his supporters to calm down while waiting for the election results. However, Dodon did not forget to invite all his voters to take to the streets if he felt that the Moldovan Presidential Election was rigged.

"I vote for economic development, for a balanced foreign policy. I don't want Moldova to be used in a geopolitical game," Dodon told Reuters.

Meanwhile, both Dodon and Sandu both had been brought together as Preisden Moldova candidates in the 2016 presidential election. Unfortunately, at that time Sandu lost because he only got 48 percent of the votes. Meanwhile, Dodon got 52 percent of the votes which led him to become the elected president of Moldova for 2016-2020.

The woman who was born in Risipeni, Moldova on May 24, 1972 is not a new politician in the country. His political career became increasingly famous after serving as Minister of Education from 2012 to 2015.

A year later, he became chairman of the Moldovan Solidarity and Action Party. On June 8, 2019, he received the mandate as Prime Minister of Moldova before finally becoming the leader of the country.

His success in defeating the incumbent Igor Dodon is considered to have tarnished the Kremlin's face. The reason is, according to the BBC, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, openly helped Dodon in the Moldovan Pemliu yesterday.

Still, this is not an easy victory for Sudan. The reason is that in a country that adopts a parliamentary system, Sandu is considered not to have strong support in Parliament.