Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov is a Russian-born Transnistrian politician who served as the first president (1991–2011) of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic.
The politics of Transnistria,a de facto independent state situated de jure within the Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe,take place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic,whereby the President of Transnistria is head of state and the Prime Minister of Transnistria is head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. Formally,Transnistria has a multi-party system and a unicameral parliament,called the Supreme Council. The president is elected by popular vote. The latest parliamentary elections were held in December 2010;however,they were not monitored by international organizations such as Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE),which has expressed doubts about the level of democracy in the region,and were not recognized by other countries.
Obnovlenie,officially the Republican Party "Obnovlenie",is a political party in the unrecognized state of Transnistria,an entity that is internationally recognized as part of Moldova. It has been the parliamentary majority in the Supreme Council since 2005.
The Chairman of the Presidium of Pridnestrovia previously led the government of Transnistria from the time of its creation until the government was reorganized in late 1991.
Valeriy Anatolievich Litskai was the foreign minister of Transnistria from 2000 until July 2008. He was born in Tver in Russia in 1949 and obtained Transnistrian citizenship after Transnistria declared independence. He is the head of the commission of negotiations of Transnistria and Moldova and also one of initiators of the Hague initiative on settlement of conflicts in CIS and executive secretary of the Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations.
The Parliament of Moldova is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Moldova,the only state legislative authority,being a unicameral structure composed of 101 elected MPs on lists,for a period or legislature of 4 years. The Parliament of Moldova is elected by universal vote,equal directly,secret and freely expressed. The president of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is elected by the Parliament,with a minimum of 52 votes.
Sheriff is the second-largest company in the unrecognised breakaway state Transnistria,behind Moldova Steel Works. It is based in the city of Tiraspol. Formed in the early 1990s by Viktor Gushan and Ilya Kazmaly,former members of the KGB. Sheriff has grown to include nearly all forms of profitable private business in the unrecognised country,and has even become significantly involved in local politics and sport,with some commentators saying that company loyalists hold most main government positions in the territory. Anatoly Dirun,director of the Tiraspol School of Political Studies,stated that "Viktor Gushan is the person with the most influence here,both in politics and economics."
The Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is the parliament of Transnistria. The unicameral legislature consists of 33 seats,all of which are determined by single mandate constituencies. It is headed by a chairman.
Yevgeny Vasilyevich Shevchuk is a Transnistrian former politician who served as the 2nd President of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic,better known as Transnistria,from 2011 to 2016.
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.
Grigory Stepanovich Marakutsa is a Transnistrian politician and member of Pridnestrovian Supreme Soviet.
Aleksandr Radchenko was an ethnic Ukrainian politician and human rights activist from Transnistria. A former Soviet military officer,he was the editor of a small opposition newspaper in Tiraspol called Chelovek i ego prava. Most of his articles deal with human rights issues.
Andrei Safonov is a politician from Transnistria. He lives in Bender,Transnistria's second largest city.
Parliamentary elections were held in Transnistria on 11 December 2005. They were won by the Obnovlenie,an NGO which,together with their allies,beat long-time President Igor Smirnov's Republic party. Following its victory,in June 2006,Obnovlenie was registered as a political party.
Bleşteni is a commune in Edineţdistrict,Moldova. It is composed of two villages,Bleşteni and Volodeni. Bleşteni is the smaller of the two.
The Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova is a democratic socialist political party in Moldova. A populist party,it holds Eurosceptic and Russophilic views,both of which are reflected by its long-time former leader Igor Dodon. It is contrasted to like-minded centre-left European parties for its conservative views on social issues,reflecting the country's strong social conservatism and the influence of the Moldovan Orthodox Church.
Mihai Coșcodan was a Moldovan University Professor,scientist,politician. He was member of the Moldovan Parliament in 1990–1994.
Eduard Mușuc is a Moldovan politician. In 2010 he was elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova.
Grosu or Grossu is a Romanian surname that may refer to:
Snap parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 11 July 2021. Following the resignation of Ion Chicu,the position of Prime Minister became vacant,with the Parliament being obligated to form a new government within three months. After the expiration of the constitutionally mandated period and two failed attempts to win parliamentary approval for the proposed cabinets,the Constitutional Court ruled on 15 April that the circumstances justifying a dissolution of the parliament were met. President Maia Sandu signed the decree dissolving the Parliament on 28 April and snap parliamentary elections were called on.
