Igor Dodon

Igor Nikolaevich Dodon - statesman, president of the Republic of Moldova. After a long break, he became the first head of Moldova to be elected by the people, and not appointed by the parliament, like several of his predecessors.

The biography of Igor Dodon has always been associated with his native country. He was born in the small Moldovan village of Sadova in the Kalarash region. It was one of the villages of Moldova, which was not part of any of the communes, that is, it was independent and isolated. Igor himself does not give information about the early childhood of the future politician, but it is known that he has a brother, Alexander (Alexander) Dodon, who now holds the post of deputy director of the Sanitary and Veterinary Agency. Judging by the last name, Igor's nationality is Moldovan.

Perhaps, the mentality of local residents was reflected in the perception of life by future President Igor Dodon, the young man had a stable opinion of his own and did not seek to "assent" to anyone. After school, Igor Nikolaevich chooses for himself the economic sphere of activity. In this direction, he graduated from not one university, but three. At first, Dodon studied at the State Agrarian University, where he received knowledge in general economics.

Then, the Moldavian Academy of Economic Knowledge and the International Institute of Management appeared in the biography of Igor Dodon. In the above-mentioned universities, this enterprising person received degrees in management and economic law. By the way, between the second and third higher educations, he managed to defend a thesis and became a doctor of economic sciences.

Igor Nikolayevich's career began on the Stock Exchange, and in five years he literally took off on the career ladder: from an ordinary specialist in the clearing department to a member of the board of directors of the National Securities Depository. At the same time, Dodon was president of the Stock Exchange Committee at the Commodity Exchange and a member of the Arbitration Commission at the Stock Exchange.

When the Communist Party came to power in the country, the choice of the new president fell on the young economist Igor Nikolaevich Dodon. He was appointed to the post of Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade, and in September he headed this department. By the way, at that time he was only 31 years old. And two years later, Dodon rose to the post of first deputy prime minister.

The Party of Communists of Moldova nominated Igor Dodon for the post of general mayor of Chisinau, that is, he could become the highest official in the capital, but, having gained almost half of the votes in the elections, he still lost to his rival. Soon after, Dodon left the communist faction and joined the Party of Socialists, becoming its chairman at the end of the year. In parliament, Igor Dodon's party formed the most numerous faction and represented the opposition to the current government, especially in matters of European integration.

In the 21st century, there were no presidential elections in Moldova until the end of 2016: the head of state was elected by parliament. Thus, the President of Moldova, Igor Dodon, became the first popularly elected president over the past 20 years. The politician won the elections, which were held in two rounds. On the first of them, Dodon's rating was 47.98% of the votes, on the second - 52.27%.

In his election program, Dodon announced that, while maintaining good-neighborly relations with European countries, he intends to cancel the Association Agreement with the European Union. Igor Nikolayevich is not intimidated by the fact that it will be difficult for the president to do this due to the limitations of his powers by the Constitution. He knows that the majority of the members of parliament, whose consent is necessary for the approval of any of his decisions, stand up for Moldova's entry into the European Union.

Dodon himself seeks to federalize the country, ban the organizations supporting the unification of Moldova and Romania, and establish contact with the Russian Federation. According to Igor Nikolaevich Dodon, he adheres to neutrality between Russia and the West. Igor Nikolayevich made his first visit not to Brussels, as tradition required, but to Moscow. Thus, Igor Dodon, whose inauguration took place at the end of December 2016, clearly makes it clear about his attitude towards Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, as well as about the vector of Moldova's development.

Igor Dodon's personal life has been connected with his only wife Galina for many years. Igor Dodon's wife studied, like himself, at the State Agrarian University of Moldova, and they met at a student's wedding many years ago. Their own wedding celebration took place in 1999, after which three children were born in a friendly family - sons Bogdan, Vlad and Nikolai.

Igor Dodon's family lives in a private three-story house, which the politician bought from a relative who moved to Italy. Dodon received funds for the purchase partly after the sale of the apartment, partly on credit. According to the president, his parents help him give money to the bank.

If we talk about the hobbies of the President of Moldova, then he prefers to spend his vacation on fishing or hunting. Also Igor Nikolaevich is not indifferent to sports. With his wife and children, the president is vacationing in European ski resorts, and in the summer he goes to the beaches of Cyprus. In autumn 2011, Dodon took over as President of the Moldovan Chess Federation.

After taking office, Dodon first raised the issue at negotiations with Moscow on the amnesty for labor migrants from Moldova, who at one time violated the administrative requirements of the Russian Federation to stay on its territory. The amnesty makes it possible to return economic ties between countries to their former course. A year later, during negotiations with the government of the Russian Federation, Dodon came up with a proposal to grant dual citizenship to residents of Moldova who have been in Russia for a long time.

Today, relations between Russia and Moldova have moved even further - at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where Dodon met with Valentina Matvienko, Vyacheslav Volodin, Alexey Miller and German Gref, agreements were reached in the field of business and trade.

In the spring of 2017, the president initiated a referendum, which included issues of regulating parliamentary power, combating corruption and the national question. However, the state parliament has filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court to declare the referendum illegal. The court supported the parliamentarians. Later, the senators repeatedly impeached Igor Dodon. After Igor Nikolaevich was removed from office, the laws necessary for parliament were approved by his successor, Andrian Candu, after which presidential powers returned to Dodon. Due to strained relations with parliamentarians, Igor Dodon was called "Moldovan Donald Trump".

Despite friendly relations with Moscow, Igor Dodon stresses that Moldova does not recognize Crimea as Russian because of its unwillingness to spoil relations with Kiev. For his country, the president considers such recognition a risk that no one will take. At the same time, Dodon's personal position, which he voiced at the beginning of his presidential term, remained unchanged. Then Igor Nikolaevich publicly stated that Crimea de facto belongs to Russia.

Igor Dodon pays attention not only to political decisions, but also to culture and sports. The President of Moldova annually participates in the Victory Parade, thereby showing respect for Russia and the common contribution to the victory over fascism.

In May 2018, at the residence of the President of Moldova, Igor Nikolaevich met with the musicians of the DoReDos group, who represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest and were among the top 10 performers of the competition. A photo from the meeting appeared on the president's personal profile on Instagram. Igor Dodon keeps up with the times and uses all the opportunities to communicate with the electorate, so he has accounts on social networks, including Twitter and Facebook.

In June 2018, Igor Dodon flew to Moscow on a regular flight to participate in the opening ceremony of the 2018 World Cup, where the presidents of Russia-friendly countries - Nursultan Nazarbayev, Evo Morales, Emomali Rakhmon, Shavkat Mirziyayev - also arrived.

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Igor Dodon Net Worth 2022

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