2016 Transnistrian presidential election

2016 Transnistrian presidential election

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Turnout60.1%
 
Nominee Vadim Krasnoselsky Yevgeny Shevchuk
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 157,410 69,179
Percentage 63.52% 27.92%

President before election

Yevgeny Shevchuk
Independent

Elected President

Vadim Krasnoselsky
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Transnistria on 11 December 2016.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Transnistrian “House of Cards” Archived 2016-07-11 at the Wayback Machine New Eastern Europe, 7 June 2016