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2016 Transnistrian presidential election
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Turnout59.16%
 
Nominee Vadim Krasnoselsky Yevgeny Shevchuk
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 157,410 69,179
Percentage 62.3% 27.4%
President before election

Yevgeny Shevchuk
Independent

Elected President

Vadim Krasnoselsky
Independent

Politics of Transnistria
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Supreme Council
Speaker
Alexander Korshunov
Political parties
Elections
Administrative divisions
  • Five Raions
  • One Municipality
Foreign relations
Diplomatic missions of / in Transnistria

Presidential elections were held in Transnistria on 11 December 2016.[1] The result was a victory for Supreme Council Speaker, Vadim Krasnoselsky, who defeated incumbent President Yevgeny Shevchuk.

Candidates

Seven candidates registered to contest the elections. However, former Interior Minister Gennady Kuzmichev later withdrew their candidacy.[2][3]

Candidate Party Political offices
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | Alexander Deli Independent Prosecutor of Transnistria (2012–2016)
Minister of Justice (2012)
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | Vladimir Grigoryev Independent None
style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of the Russian Federation/meta/color" | Oleg Horjan Communist Party Member of the Supreme Council (2010–2018)
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | Vadim Krasnoselsky Independent Speaker of the Supreme Council (2015–2016)
Member of the Supreme Council (2015–2016)
Minister of the Interior (2007–2012)
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | Gennady Kuzmichev Independent Minister of the Interior (2013–2015)
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | Yevgeny Shevchuk Independent President of Transnistria (2011–2016)
Speaker of the Supreme Council (2005–2009)
Member of the Supreme Council (2000–2011)
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | Irina Vasilaki Independent None

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Vadim Krasnoselsky Independent 157,410 62.30
Yevgeny Shevchuk Independent 69,179 27.38
Oleg Horjan Pridnestrovie Communist Party 8,012 3.17
Vladimir Grigoryev Independent 1,698 0.67
Irina Vasilaki Independent 1,526 0.60
Alexander Deli Independent 1,379 0.55
Against all 8,593 3.40
Invalid/blank votes –
Total 254,863 100
Registered voters/turnout 59.16
Source: VSPMR

References

  1. ^ Transnistrian “House of Cards” Archived 2016-07-11 at the Wayback Machine New Eastern Europe, 7 June 2016
  2. ^ "Об отмене регистрации Геннадия Кузьмичёва в качестве кандидата в президенты ПМР". ЦИК ПМР. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. ^ Кандидаты в Президенты ПМР ЦИК ПМР
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