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Revision as of 06:25, 14 December 2006 by William Mauco (talk | contribs) (Added link to only known English-language profile of Safonov)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:Linkless Andrey Safonov, is a politician and presidential candidate from Transnistria. He lives in Bender, Transnistria's second largest city.
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 offical 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
- Andrey Safonov will be able to enter the election for the seat of president
- Jason Cooper, "No surprise: Smirnov wins re-election by wide margin in Transdniester", Tisaspol Times, December 11, 2006.
External links
- Novaia Gazeta (in Russian)
- [Tiraspol Times: "Outspoken Smirnov-critic Safonov launches presidential bid"
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