President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | |||||||
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Seat | Tiraspol | ||||||
Term length | 5 years | ||||||
Formation | 3 December 1991 | ||||||
First holder | Igor Smirnov | ||||||
Deputy | Vice President (1990–2011) Prime Minister (2012–present) | ||||||
Website | president.gospmr.org |
Constitution |
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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.
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.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Position | Term of office | Political party | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Igor Smirnov (born 1941) | Chairman of the Provisional Supreme Soviet | 3 September 1990 | 29 November 1990 | 87 days | CPSU | ||
(1) | Chairman of the Republic | 29 November 1990 | 29 August 1991 | 273 days | Independent | |||
— | Andrey Manoylov (1945–1995) Acting | 29 August 1991 | 1 October 1991 | 33 days | Independent | |||
(1) | Igor Smirnov (born 1941) | 1 October 1991 | 3 December 1991 | 63 days | Independent |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Election | Vice presidents (before 2011), Prime ministers | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Igor Smirnov (born 1941) | 3 December 1991 | 30 December 2011 | 20 years, 27 days | Independent Republic | 1991 1996 2001 2006 | Alexandru Caraman Sergey Leontiev Aleksandr Korolyov | |
2 | Yevgeny Shevchuk (born 1968) | 30 December 2011 | 16 December 2016 | 4 years, 352 days | Independent | 2011 | Pyotr Stepanov Tatiana Turanskaya Maya Parnas Tatiana Turanskaya Maya Parnas Pyotr Stepanov | |
3 | Vadim Krasnoselsky (born 1970) | 16 December 2016 | Incumbent | 6 years, 233 days | Obnovlenie Independent | 2016 2021 | Aleksandr Martynov Aleksandr Rosenberg |
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]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Vadim Krasnoselsky | Independent | 113,620 | 87.04 | |
Sergey Pynzar | Independent | 16,914 | 12.96 | |
Total | 130,534 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 130,534 | 91.25 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 12,520 | 8.75 | ||
Total votes | 143,054 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 405,294 | 35.30 | ||
Source: BalkanInsight, CEC, CEC |
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