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- ↑ 4th Congress of UMP [ permanent dead link ] (April 24, 2006)
- ↑ Statements of the 4th UMP Congress [ permanent dead link ] (April 24, 2006)
- ↑ Union of Moldovans organised the participation of Transnistrians at Moldovan elections Archived March 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ www.e-democracy.md Archived March 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ СОЮЗ МОЛДАВАН ПРИДНЕСТРОВЬЯ ПРИЗВАЛ МОЛДОВУ ПРИСТУПИТЬ К ПРОЦЕДУРЕ ПРИЗНАНИЯ ПМР КАК СУВЕРЕННОГО, НЕЗАВИСИМОГО ГОСУДАРСТВА Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine