The politics of Moldova take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic,wherein the prime minister is the head of the Government of Moldova,and a multi-party system. The President of Moldova has no important powers. The government exercises executive power while the legislative power is vested in the Parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The position of the breakaway region of Transnistria,relations with Romania and with Russia,and integration into the EU dominate political discussions.
Tiraspol is the capital and largest city of Transnistria,a breakaway state of Moldova,where it is the third largest city. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is a regional hub of light industry,such as furniture and electrical goods production.
Transnistria or Pridnestrovie,officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (PMR),is a breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester river and the Moldova–Ukraine border,as well as some land on the other side of the river's bank. Its capital and largest city is Tiraspol. Transnistria is officially designated by the Republic of Moldova as the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester or as Stînga Nistrului.
Vladimir Yuryevich Antyufeyev,also known under the assumed name Vadim Shevtsov or Vladimir Shevtsov is a politician and former OMON officer who was one of the organizers in attempt to overthrow the Latvian government in 1991.
The Transnistria conflict is an ongoing frozen conflict between Moldova and the unrecognized state of Transnistria. Its most active phase was the Transnistria War. There have been several attempts to resolve the conflict,although none have been successful. The conflict may be considered as having started on 2 September 1990,when Transnistria made a formal sovereignty declaration from Moldova.
The 2006 Transnistrian customs crisis started on March 3,2006,when Ukraine imposed new customs regulations on its border with Moldova on the Transnistrian region by declaring that it will only import goods from Transnistria with documents processed by Moldovan customs offices,as part of the implementation of a joint customs protocol between Ukraine and Moldova on December 30,2005.
Moldova–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation,two Eastern European,post-Soviet,ex-communist countries. Russian support for the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria) and a substantial Russian military presence therein strained Moldovan relations with Russia.
The chairman of the government of the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic,also informally known as the prime minister of Transnistria,is the de facto head of government of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic,that is de jure part of Moldova.
The 2012 Moldova security zone incident happened in the Transnistrian security zone maintained by the Joint Control Commission on the territory of the Republic of Moldova. On 1 January,a Moldovan civilian drove through a checkpoint in the zone and was fatally wounded by a Russian soldier.
Events in the year 2014 in Transnistria.
Vadim Nikolayevich Krasnoselsky is a Transnistrian politician who is the 3rd and current President of Transnistria. Previously,he served as a member of the Supreme Council of Transnistria from the 7th district,as 6th Speaker of the Supreme Council (2015–2016) and the 7th Minister of the Interior.
Moldova–Transnistria relations are the political and economic relations between the Republic of Moldova and Transnistria,an unrecognized state between the Dniester River and Ukraine. During the dissolution of the Soviet Union,political tensions in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic led to Transnistria declaring independence from Moldova,culminating in the Transnistrian War of 1992. As part of the ceasefire agreement ending the war,a Joint Control Commission composed of Moldovan,Transnistrian,and Russian forces was established to supervise the demilitarized zone which was located in the Transnistrian region. The Joint Control Commission still supervises the zone,and negotiations to resolve the dispute are ongoing. The negotiations are supported by the Russian Federation,Ukraine,the United States,the European Union,and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Russia–Transnistria relations are the bilateral relations between the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria),an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as part of Moldova,and the Russian Federation. Russia does not officially recognise the independence of Transnistria;nevertheless,Russia maintains special relations with Transnistria in the political,military,cultural,and economic spheres.
Transnistria–Ukraine relations is the bilateral relationship between the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. Ukraine does not officially recognize the independence of Transnistria. Nevertheless,it maintains special relations with Transnistria in the political,cultural and economic spheres.
The government of Transnistria,a breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova,has requested annexation by Russia numerous times. Transnistria is a territory that separated itself from Moldova due to fear of a possible unification of the latter with Romania. This sparked the Transnistria War,in which Russian-backed Transnistria managed to stay separate from Moldova. Despite this,today Transnistria is legally and internationally considered part of Moldova.
The 2022 Transnistria attacks were a series of five incidents reported in the Eastern European breakaway state of Transnistria,internationally recognized as part of Moldova,that occurred in 2022 between 25 and 27 April,on 6 May and on 5 June. No casualties were reported,but material damage did occur.
Events in the year 2022 in Transnistria.
Since the outbreak of the Transnistria conflict,there have been efforts and proposals to reincorporate the unrecognized state of Transnistria into Moldova.
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Rozenberg is a Transnistrian politician serving as the Prime Minister of Transnistria since 30 May 2022.
The Yushchenko Plan,also referred to as the Ukrainian Plan,was a unsuccessful 2005 plan developed by then-President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Petro Poroshenko in an effort to bring an end to the Transnistria conflict by peaceful means with the support of Moldova and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
