Andrian Candu

On 20 February 2020, together with five Members of the Parliament, Andrian Candu formed the Pro Moldova Parliamentary Group, which was later registered as a political party, which he chaired for 1.5 years.

In 2001, Andrian Candu participated in the "Human Rights and Programme Implementation" course organized by the Institute of European Law in Birmingham, UK.

In the same year, Candu obtained a certificate of participation in the seminar "Public administration and individual through the European Convention of Human Rights" held in the UniDem Campus, Venice Commission in Trieste, Italy.

He was responsible for managing a wide range of projects in the areas of taxation of individuals and businesses, expatriate tax consultancy, legal advice, and others.

[4] In October 2017, the Constitutional Court of Moldova temporarily suspended Igor Dodon from fulfilling his presidential duties due to his refusal to appoint the Minister of Defense Eugen Sturza, proposed by the parliament.

[7] On 5 January 2018, Dodon's powers were again temporarily suspended because he twice refused to sign the Law on the Suppression of Foreign Propaganda, adopted by the parliament at the end of 2017.

[17] On 1 September 2020, Candu was nominated by the Pro Moldova National Political Council as the party's candidate in the 1 November 2020 presidential election.

[citation needed] In April 2015, by a decree of the former President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti, Candu was awarded the Order of Honor.

The politician has received this state award for appreciation of the contribution to reforms based on European values and standards, for outstanding achievements in ensuring the negotiation, signing and ratification of the Association Agreement Moldova – European Union, for contribution to visa liberalization with EU Member States and Schengen.