President of Transnistria

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President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
Native names
  • Romanian: Președintele Republicii Moldovenești Nistrene
    Moldovan Cyrillic: Президентул Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене
    Russian: Президент Приднестровской Молдавской Республики
    Ukrainian: Президент Придністровської Молдавської Республіки
Coat of arms of Transnistria.svg
Coat of arms of Transnistria
Presidential Standard of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.svg
Vadim Krasnoselsky official photo 3.jpg
since 16 December 2016
Seat Tiraspol
Term length 5 years
Formation3 December 1991;32 years ago (1991-12-03)
First holder Igor Smirnov
DeputyVice President (1990–2011)
Prime Minister (2012–present)
Website president.gospmr.org

The president of Transnistria, officially the president of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is the highest elected official of Transnistria. The president of the republic is the country's head of state and is also commander in chief of its armed forces. Per the Constitution of Transnistria, he also represents the country abroad.

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The president is elected by the citizens of the republic on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a term of five years.

The current president is Vadim Krasnoselsky, since 16 December 2016. He was elected in the 2016 election and re-elected in the 2021 election.

Non-presidential heads of state

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
PositionTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Igor Smirnov (2017-10-04).jpg Igor Smirnov
(born 1941)
Chairman of the Provisional Supreme Soviet 3 September 199029 November 199087 days CPSU
(1)Chairman of the Republic29 November 199029 August 1991273 days Independent
No image.png Andrey Manoylov
(1945–1995)
Acting
29 August 19911 October 199133 days Independent
(1) Igor Smirnov (2017-10-04).jpg Igor Smirnov
(born 1941)
1 October 19913 December 199163 days Independent

List of presidents of Transnistria

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyElection Vice presidents (before 2011),
Prime ministers
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Igor Smirnov (2017-10-04).jpg
Igor Smirnov
(born 1941)
3 December 199130 December 201120 years, 27 days Independent
Republic
1991
1996
2001
2006
Alexandru Caraman
Sergey Leontiev
Aleksandr Korolyov
2
Yevgeny Shevchuk (vspmr.org).jpg
Yevgeny Shevchuk
(born 1968)
30 December 201116 December 20164 years, 352 days Independent 2011 Pyotr Stepanov
Tatiana Turanskaya
Maya Parnas
Tatiana Turanskaya
Maya Parnas
Pyotr Stepanov
3
Vadim Krasnoselsky official photo 3.jpg
Vadim Krasnoselsky
(born 1970)
16 December 2016Incumbent7 years, 271 days Obnovlenie
Independent
2016
2021
Aleksandr Martynov
Aleksandr Rosenberg


Timeline

Vadim KrasnoselskyYevgeny ShevchukIgor Smirnov (politician)Andrey ManoylovPresident of Transnistria


Latest election

Turnout was significantly lower than in the 2016 elections. [1] However, the 25% threshold below which elections are not deemed valid was thus averted. [2] There was a significant increase in the number and percentage of invalid votes, from 4,682 (1.92%) in the 2016 presidential elections to 12,520 (8.75%) in 2021.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Vadim Krasnoselsky Independent113,62087.04
Sergey Pynzar Independent16,91412.96
Total130,534100.00
Valid votes130,53491.25
Invalid/blank votes12,5208.75
Total votes143,054100.00
Registered voters/turnout405,29435.30
Source: BalkanInsight, CEC, CEC

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References

  1. "Voter turnout at Transnistria's presidential elections stands at 35.5% — CEC". TASS. Retrieved 13 December 2021., available through the WayBack Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/20240827234618/https://tass.com/world/1374403.
  2. "Voting in presidential election begins in Transnistria". TASS. Retrieved 13 December 2021.