Politics of Transnistria

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2005 election posters

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|} Politics of Transnistria, a de facto independent region of the Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe, takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Transnistria is both head of state and 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 an unicameral parliament, called Transnistrian Supreme Soviet. The president is elected by popular vote. The latest parliamentary elections were held in December 2005; however, they were not monitored by international organizations such as Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and were not recognized by other countries. The candidates were insistently asked not to argue, to be united and not give to the Republic of Moldova any reason to criticise them.

Transnistrian local authorities put obstructions to public mother tongue education for ethnic Moldovans in the Latin script, insisting that any public educational institutions teaching the language use the official Cyrillic alphabet.

Arbitrary arrests of citizens, especially of pro-Moldovan and pro-Romanian political views, have likewise been reported. Ilie Ilaşcu, a politician who favoured Moldovan union with Romania, was famously sentenced to death by the separatist Transnistrian government. He was released in 2001 amid international pressure.

Political parties and elections

See also: List of political parties in Transnistria

Summary of the 10 December 2000 legislative election results

Votes	%	Seats
Unity (Yedinstvo)		.	9
Renewal (Obnovleniy)		.	7
Power to the People (Vlast Narodu)		.	1
Non-partisans		.	25
vacant			1
Total (turnout ? %)			43

Source: Immigration and Nationality Directorate

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• Elections in Moldova