2001 Transnistrian presidential election

2001 Transnistrian presidential election

9 December 2001

Nominee Igor Smirnov Tom Zenovich Party Independent Independent Running mate Sergey Leontiev Popular vote 208,617 17,018 Percentage 81.85% 6.68%

President before election Igor Smirnov Independent Elected President Igor Smirnov Independent

Presidential elections were held in the breakaway republic of Transnistria on 9 December 2001. The result was a victory for incumbent President Igor Smirnov, who received 82% of the vote. The other candidates were Tom Zenovich, mayor of Bender (the second largest city in the country), and Alexander Radchenko of the Power to the People party, which advocated reunion with Moldova.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Igor Smirnov		208,617	81.85
Tom Zenovich	Independent	17,018	6.68
Alexander Radchenko	Power to the People	11,853	4.65
None of the above		17,375	6.82
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		254,863	100
Registered voters/turnout		405,248	62.89
Source: Olivia Press