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| He ran for president against ] ] ] in the ] held on December 10, 2006, and came in third place with 3.9% of the vote.<ref></ref> | He ran for president against ] ] ] in the ] held on December 10, 2006, and came in third place with 3.9% of the vote.<ref> {{wayback|url=http://regnum.ru/english/754729.html |date=20070927223849 }}</ref> | ||
| He is a former teacher of literature and a former member of the parliament of the ] (Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic), within the ]. After Transnistria's declaration of independence, September 2, 1990, he founded the official news agency ''Olvia Press''. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Education, Science and Culture, a post he held until 1999 when he formed an opposition movement to Igor Smirnov and an opposition newspaper, founded in 2000, called ''Novaia Gazeta''. | He is a former teacher of literature and a former member of the parliament of the ] (Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic), within the ]. After Transnistria's declaration of independence, September 2, 1990, he founded the official news agency ''Olvia Press''. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Education, Science and Culture, a post he held until 1999 when he formed an opposition movement to Igor Smirnov and an opposition newspaper, founded in 2000, called ''Novaia Gazeta''. | ||
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| Andrei Safonov | |
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| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-06-06) June 6, 1964 (age 60) Chişinău, Moldavian SSR |
| Profession | Journalist |
Andrey Safonov (Aндрéй Сафóнов) is a politician from Transnistria. He lives in Bender, Transnistria's second largest city.
Biography
He ran for president against incumbent president Igor Smirnov in the election held on December 10, 2006, and came in third place with 3.9% of the vote.
He is a former teacher of literature and a former member of the parliament of the MSSR (Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic), within the USSR. After Transnistria's declaration of independence, September 2, 1990, he founded the official news agency Olvia Press. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Education, Science and Culture, a post he held until 1999 when he formed an opposition movement to Igor Smirnov and an opposition newspaper, founded in 2000, called Novaia Gazeta.
References
- Transdnestr Central Election Commission announces final results on presidential election Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Novaia Gazeta (in Russian)
- Tiraspol Times: "Outspoken Smirnov-critic Safonov launches presidential bid" (in English)
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