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], president of the breakaway republic of ], has said his republic fully supports the aspirations of the self-proclaimed republic of Transdniestria toward independence and integration with Russia. ], president of the breakaway republic of ], has said his republic fully supports the aspirations of the self-proclaimed republic of Transdniestria toward independence and integration with Russia.



==Criticism==
An editorial on the online Lenta newspaper has criticised the formulation of the questions. The writer observes that the questions juxtapose "freedom" ("free association") and "loss of independence" ("renounce Transnistria's independent status"), as well as "reality" ("support the course") and something "unlikely" ("consider it possible"). It can be argued, however, that these questions simply accurately reflect the current political situation. The second option would logically entail a renunciation of Transnistrian independence and a repudiation of the region's current course. On the other hand, the term "free association" is used here to mean that Transnistria could become a member state of the ] separately from ].


== See also == == See also ==

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Politics of Transnistria
Constitution
Executive
LegislatureSupreme Council Speaker
Alexander Korshunov
Political parties
Elections
Administrative divisions
  • Five Raions
  • One Municipality
Foreign relations
Diplomatic missions of / in Transnistria

The 2006 referendum in Transnistria took place in Transnistria on 17 September 2006. On that date, Transnistria voted to continue its de facto independence and seek closer ties with Russia.

Official Results

Data issued by Transnistrian authorities show of the 555,500 inhabitants, a total of 390,000 were registered to vote, down 7% from a year earlier.

The referendum asked voters:

  1. Do you support the course towards the independence of Transnistria and the subsequent free association with the Russian Federation?
    Yes: 97.1% - No: 2.3% - Invalid/undecided: 0.6%
  2. Do you consider it possible to renounce the Transnistria's independent status and subsequently become part of the Republic of Moldova?
    Yes: 3.4% - No: 94.6% - Invalid/undecided: 2.0%

Turnout was 78.6% of the electorate, substantially more than the 50%+1 required by law to validate the referendum. On the day of the referendum, no exit polling was allowed within 25 meters of polling stations, to prevent disruption of voting.

Reactions

International organisations, such as the OSCE, European Union, GUAM, and some other countries (Bulgaria, Norway, Romania, Turkey) did not recognize the referendum. In addition, the representatives of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Moldova (HCHRM) claim to have observed a series of infringements at the referendum.

However, it should be noted that the OSCE and other international organizations had refused in advance to send any observers to the referendum. In fact, the OSCE had given its verdict on the referendum well before the referendum actually took place. However, other European observers did attend the referendum, and had some quite different reactions. For example, Italian observers Stefanio Vernole and Alberto Askari called the voting process "democratic and transparent." The summary of the observers' conclusions stated "that practically all polling stations displayed information in all three national languages; that no incidents of voter intimidation had been found" and that polling stations were easily accessible to all voters.

Sergei Bagapsh, president of the breakaway republic of Abkhazia, has said his republic fully supports the aspirations of the self-proclaimed republic of Transdniestria toward independence and integration with Russia.


See also

External links

References

  1. Transnistrian Electorate Shrinking Dramatically
  2. Landslide win for independence vote in Pridnestrovie's referendum
  3. Regnum.ru news agency: “Exit-polls can be held in Transdnestr not closer than 25 m to polling stations”, September 11,2006
  4. OSCE will not recognize results of referendum in Transnistria
  5. Russia Blocked Council of Europe Declaration Regarding the Disapproval of Transnistria Referendum
  6. HCHRM press release
  7. Moldova's independence-seeking Transnistria region votes, but effect is uncertain
  8. International observers were satisfied with the process of voting in Transnistria (in Russian)
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