Transnistrian presidential election, 1991

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Presidential elections were held in the breakaway republic of Transnistria on 1 December, 1991. These were the first such elections in the newly founded Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, and were won by Igor Smirnov, one of the country's founders. Smirnov faced two opponents: Grigore Mărăcuţă and Grigoriy Blagodarniy.^[1] Mărăcuţă would become an ally of Smirnov and was speaker of the Supreme Council until 2005.

Results

**Summary of the 1 December 1991 Transnistrian presidential election results**
Candidate	Vice-pres. candidate	%
Igor Smirnov	Alexandru Caraman	65.4
Grigore Mărăcuţă	Boris Akulov	31.0
Grigoriy Blagodarniy	Lyudmila Alfereva	1.5
None of the above, blank or invalid		2.1
Total (turnout 78%)		100.0%
Source: Olvia Press - Transnistrian press agency

References

↑ (Russian) Olvia Press: Presidential elections in Transnistria

Elections and referendums in Transnistria

Presidential elections	1991 1996 2001 2006 2011

Parliamentary elections	1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Municipal elections	1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Referendums	1989–90 1991 1995 (Mar) 1995 (Dec) 2003 2006

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