Vladimir Sandutsa. The head of Transnistria Yevgeny Shevchuk voted in the elections to Parliament and local councils at a polling station within the branch of the Transnistrian state University in Ribnita, told the news Agency.
on Sunday, the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic for the first time held a single day of voting, held just four electoral campaigns - elections of people's deputies city councils of people's deputies of villages (towns), heads of rural administrations and deputies of the Supreme Council (Parliament) of PMR. The CEC TMR registered 136 candidates applying for the space of 43 deputies in Parliament. In local authorities registered 614 candidates. Today has to be 1024 elected Deputy in Parliament and local councils, including the chairs of the heads of administrations of villages and settlements.
The head of the PMR expressed hope for the formation of the election results effective authorities." It is an evolutionary step in the development of the country. Today in a single day of voting citizens elect representative bodies. I hope that the new composition will contribute to the development of the country. Today is very important to have a high turnout. Today's rain and snow, I hope, a good omen. With All the people a chance for a better future, " said Shevchuk.
according to the CEC, to monitor the course of voting in Transnistria arrived more than 30 international observers from countries near and far abroad.
in Transnistria the elections will be considered taken place if in voting will take part 25% came to the polls at each site. Need to win a simple majority of votes.
Transnistria, 60% of the inhabitants are Russians and Ukrainians, sought to secede from Moldova even before the destruction of the USSR, fearing that Moldova will join Romania. In 1992, after the failed attempt of the authorities of Moldova force to solve the problem, Transnistria was in fact not controlled by the Chisinau area.