2016 Transnistrian presidential election

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2016 Transnistrian presidential election

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Turnout| 60.1%
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Nominee  | Vadim Krasnoselsky | Yevgeny Shevchuk |
Party  | Independent | Independent
Popular vote  | 157,410 | 69,179
Percentage  | 63.52% | 27.92%

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| President before election

Yevgeny Shevchuk
Independent

| Elected President

Vadim Krasnoselsky
Independent

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Politics of Transnistria

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Presidential elections were held in Transnistria on 11 December 2016.[1] The result was a victory for Supreme Council Speaker, Vadim Krasnoselsky, who defeated incumbent President Yevgeny Shevchuk. There were allegations of significant electoral fraud on behalf of Krasnoselsky, which might have determined who won the election.

## Candidates

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Seven candidates registered to contest the elections. However, former Interior Minister Gennady Kuzmichev [ru] later withdrew his candidacy.[2][3]

Candidate  | Party  | Public office experience

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| Alexander Deli [ru] | Independent | Prosecutor of Transnistria (2012–2016)
Minister of Justice (2012)
| Vladimir Grigoryev | Independent | None
| Oleg Khorzhan | Communist | Member of the Supreme Council (2010–2018)
| Vadim Krasnoselsky | Independent | Speaker of the Supreme Council (2015–2016)
Member of the Supreme Council (2015–2016)
Minister of the Interior (2007–2012)
| Gennady Kuzmichev [ru] | Independent | Minister of the Interior (2013–2015)
| Yevgeny Shevchuk | Independent | President of Transnistria (2011–2016)
Speaker of the Supreme Council (2005–2009)
Member of the Supreme Council (2000–2011)
| Irina Vasilaki | Independent | None

## Opinion polls

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In the last opinion poll before the election, made public on 23 November, 53% of those polled indicated a preference for Evgeniy Vasilyevich Shevchuk, 30% for Vadim Nikolaevich Krasnoselsky, 6% against everyone, 5% for Oleg Olegovich Khorzhan, 3% for Gennady Yuryevich Kuzmichev, 1% for Alexander Fedorovich Deli, 0.9% for Irina Nikolaevna Vasilaki and 0.4% for Vladimir Anatolyevich Grigoriev.[4]

## Results

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Vadim Krasnoselsky| Independent| 157,410| 63.52
| Yevgeny Shevchuk| Independent| 69,179| 27.92
| Oleg Khorzhan| Transnistrian Communist Party| 8,012| 3.23
| Vladimir Grigoryev| Independent| 1,698| 0.69
| Irina Vasilaki| Independent| 1,526| 0.62
| Alexander Deli| Independent| 1,379| 0.56
Against all| 8,593| 3.47
Total| 247,797| 100.00
Valid votes| 247,797| 98.08
Invalid/blank votes| 4,862| 1.92
Total votes| 252,659| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| | 60.1
Source: CIK

## References

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1. ^ Transnistrian “House of Cards” Archived 2016-07-11 at the Wayback Machine New Eastern Europe, 7 June 2016
2. ^ "Об отмене регистрации Геннадия Кузьмичёва в качестве кандидата в президенты ПМР". ЦИК ПМР. 2016-12-01. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
3. ^ Кандидаты в Президенты ПМР Archived 2019-01-23 at the Wayback Machine ЦИК ПМР
4. ^ "Социологический опрос «Электоральные предпочтения избирателей Приднестровья накануне выборов Президента ПМР»". Global Social Consulting. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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