Presidential elections were held in Transnistria on 11 December 2016.Transnistrian “House of Cards” New Eastern Europe, 7 June 2016 The result was a victory for Supreme Council Speaker, Vadim Krasnoselsky, who defeated incumbent President Yevgeny Shevchuk. There were allegations of significant electoral fraud on behalf of Krasnoselsky, which might have determined who won the election.
Candidates Seven candidates registered to contest the elections. However, former Interior Minister later withdrew his candidacy.Кандидаты в Президенты ПМР ЦИК ПМР
Candidate Party Public office experienceIndependentProsecutor of Transnistria (2012–2016)Minister of Justice (2012)Vladimir GrigoryevIndependentNoneOleg KhorzhanCommunistMember of the Supreme Council (2010–2018)Vadim KrasnoselskyIndependentSpeaker of the Supreme Council (2015–2016)Member of the Supreme Council (2015–2016)Minister of the Interior (2007–2012)IndependentMinister of the Interior (2013–2015)Yevgeny ShevchukIndependentPresident of Transnistria (2011–2016)Speaker of the Supreme Council (2005–2009)Member of the Supreme Council (2000–2011)Irina VasilakiIndependentNone
Opinion polls According to an opinion poll conducted between 2 and 9 June, 24% indicated that they were planning to vote for Krasnoselsky and 11% for Shevchuk. In the last opinion poll before the election, made public on 23 November, 53% of those polled indicated a preference for Yevgeny Vasilyevich Shevchuk, 30% for Vadim Nikolaevich Krasnoselsky, 6% against everyone, 5% for Oleg Olegovich Khorzhan, 3% for Gennady Yuryevich Kuzmichev, 1% for Alexander Fedorovich Deli, 0.9% for Irina Nikolaevna Vasilaki and 0.4% for Vladimir Anatolyevich Grigoriev.
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