2015 Transnistrian parliamentary election
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| Turnout | 48.3%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Transnistria on 29 November 2015, alongside municipal elections.[2]
Electoral system[edit]
The 43 seats of the Supreme Council are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.
Campaign[edit]
A total of 138 candidates contested the elections.[3]
Results[edit]
Obnovlenie won 35 out of 43 seats in the Supreme Council, maintaining their status as a majority government.[4] Obnovlenie leader Mikhail Burla was re-elected in constituency #34,[5] as was PKP leader Oleg Khorzhan in constituency #40 (Tiraspol).[5]
Overall turnout was 48.3%, with the Camenca District reporting the highest turnout of 54.0%. The lowest turnout was in the city of Bender, with a turnout of only 42.7%.[1][6]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Obnovlenie | 35 | +10 | |||
| Transnistrian Communist Party | 1 | 0 | |||
| Proriv | 0 | –1 | |||
| Independents | 7 | –9 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 205,229 | – | |||
| Source: Transnistrian Central Election Committee | |||||
Aftermath[edit]
On 23 December 2015 Vadim Krasnoselski, who was elected in constituency #7, was elected Speaker.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b ПРЕДСЕДАТЕЛЬ ЦЕНТРИЗБИРКОМА ВЫСТУПИЛА С ДОКЛАДОМ Archived 27 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Transnistrian Central Election Committee, 23 December 2015
- ^ "TRANSNISTRIA WILL BE HOLDING ALL-LEVEL ELECTIONS ON ONE FIXED "VOTING DAY" – LAST SUNDAY IN NOVEMBER". Chisinau: Infotag. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Polls Close In Transdniester Legislative, Municipal Elections Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 29 November 2015
- ^ Transnistria Parties and Elections
- ^ a b О регистрации избранных депутатов Верховного Совета Приднестровской Молдавской Республики VI созыва Archived 27 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Transnistrian Central Election Committee, 23 December 2015
- ^ Верховный Совет VI созыва приступил к работе. Спикером избран Вадим Красносельский, Renewal Party, 23 December 2015
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