2018 in Moldova

Incumbents

2 January - President Igor Dodon is temporarily suspended from performing his duties as President of Moldova by the Constitutional Court of Moldova following Dodon's refusal to swear in 7 government officials.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/moldovan-constitutional-court-suspends-presidents-powers/a-42003305|title=Moldovan constitutional court suspends president's powers | DW | 02.01.2018|website=DW.COM|access-date=2021-12-17|archive-date=2021-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217170546/https://www.dw.com/en/moldovan-constitutional-court-suspends-presidents-powers/a-42003305|url-status=live}}

9–25 February - Moldova competed in the 2018 Winter Olympic games in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 2 competitors in 2 sports, Cross-country skiing and Alpine skiing.{{Cite web |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/olympic-quotas-list.html?sectorcode=al&listid=2018 |title=Olympic quotas list |access-date=2018-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728170758/https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/olympic-quotas-list.html?sectorcode=al&listid=2018 |archive-date=2017-07-28 |url-status=dead }}

27 March - A rally on Great National Assembly Square in Chișinău was organized in honour of the 100th anniversary of Moldova joining the Kingdom of Romania. The rally called for the reunification of Moldova and Romania.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-moldova-idUSKBN1H32CS|title=Romanian parliament says would back reunification with Moldova|newspaper=Reuters|date=Mar 27, 2018|via=mobile.reuters.com|access-date=December 17, 2021|archive-date=December 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217170546/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-moldova-idUSKBN1H32CS|url-status=live}}

18–19 April - The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko became the first foreign leader to be received in Moldova by President Igor Dodon on a state visit.{{Cite news|url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/29159192.html|title=Igor Dodon îl așteaptă în vizită pe președintele din Belarus, Aliaxandr Lukașenka|website=Radio Europa Liberă|access-date=2021-12-17|archive-date=2020-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425153425/https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/29159192.html|url-status=live}}

1 July - Celebrating the centenary of the Great Union (the unification of Romania with Bessarabia, Bukovina and Transylvania), a demonstration called the Centenary March is organized by several Romanian and Moldovan activists for unification. It starts in Alba Iulia in Romania on this day, and the participants plan to end the march on 1 September in Chișinău.{{cite news|url=https://cotidianul.md/2018/07/02/a-inceput-marsul-centenarului-1300-de-km-de-la-alba-iulia-la-chisinau/|title=A început Marșul Centenarului: 1300 de km de la Alba Iulia la Chișinău|newspaper=Cotidianul|date=2 July 2018|language=ro|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412200000/https://cotidianul.md/2018/07/02/a-inceput-marsul-centenarului-1300-de-km-de-la-alba-iulia-la-chisinau/|url-status=dead}}

29 August - Participants of the Centenary March cross the border and enter Moldova.{{cite news|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2018/08/31/moldovan-authorities-give-green-light-for-protests-in-chisinau-08-30-2018/|title=Moldova to Allow Opposing Protests in Capital|first=Mădălin|last=Necșuțu|newspaper=Balkan Insight|date=31 August 2018}}

1 September - The Centenary March ends in the Great National Assembly Square in Chișinău.{{cite news|url=https://www.jurnal.md/ro/news/4a3c35b573c0f930/video-de-la-alba-iulia-la-chisinau-marsul-centenarului-a-ajuns-in-piata-marii-adunari-nationale.html|title=VIDEO // De la Alba Iulia, la Chișinău: Marșul Centenarului a ajuns în Piața Marii Adunări Naționale|newspaper=jurnal.md|date=1 September 2018|language=ro}}
September - The World Congress of Families holds it World Conferences in Chisinau, Moldova with President Igor Dodon host.{{Cite web |last=Necsutu |first=Madalin |date=2018-09-14 |title=Moldova Hosts the World Congress of Families |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2018/09/14/moldova-to-host-the-world-congress-of-families-09-13-2018/ |website=balkaninsight.com |access-date=2023-01-09 |archive-date=2023-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109081344/https://balkaninsight.com/2018/09/14/moldova-to-host-the-world-congress-of-families-09-13-2018/ |url-status=live }}

Ion Ciubuc, 74, Moldovan politician, Prime Minister (1997–1999).[https://point.md/ru/novosti/obschestvo/skonchalsia-byvshii-premer-ministr-moldovy-ion-chubuk Скончался бывший премьер-министр Молдовы Ион Чубук] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195415/https://point.md/ru/novosti/obschestvo/skonchalsia-byvshii-premer-ministr-moldovy-ion-chubuk |date=2018-01-29 }} {{in lang|ru}}
Dumitru Moțpan, 78, Moldovan politician, President of Parliament (1997–1998).
Stepan Topal, 80, Moldovan politician, Governor of Gagauzia (1990–1995), MP (1990–1994).