2015 Transnistrian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Transnistria on 29 November 2015, alongside municipal elections.[2]
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Electoral system
The 43 seats of the Supreme Council are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.
Campaign
A total of 138 candidates contested the elections.[3]
Results
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][4]
Renewal won 35 out of 43 seats in the Supreme Council, maintaining their status as a majority government.[5] Mikhail Burla, the leader of Renewal, was re-elected in constituency #34,[6] as was Oleg Khorzhan, the leader of the Pridnestrovie Communist Party, in constituency #40 (Tiraspol).[6]
On 23 December 2015, Vadim Krasnoselski, who was elected in constituency #7, was elected Speaker.[7]
References
- ПРЕДСЕДАТЕЛЬ ЦЕНТРИЗБИРКОМА ВЫСТУПИЛА С ДОКЛАДОМ, Transnistrian Central Election Committee, 23 Dec 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
- Верховный Совет VI созыва приступил к работе. Спикером избран Вадим Красносельский, Renewal Party, 23 Dec 2015
- Первое заседание Верховного совета ПМР нового созыва состоится в среду, Sputnik, 22 Dec 2015
- О регистрации избранных депутатов Верховного Совета Приднестровской Молдавской Республики VI созыва, Transnistrian Central Election Committee, 23 Dec 2015
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