1996 Transnistrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the breakaway republic of Transnistria on 22 December, 1996. They were won by the incumbent Igor Smirnov, who has ruled Transnistria since 1991. Smirnov's only opponent was Vladimir Malakhov, who was beaten by Smirnov, 72% to 20%.[1][2]

1996 Transnistrian presidential election
22 December 1996
 
Nominee Igor Smirnov Vladimir Malakhov
Party Independent Independent
Running mate Alexandru Caraman Vasily Protsenko
Percentage 71.94% 19.84%
President before election

Igor Smirnov
Independent

 Elected President

Igor Smirnov
Independent

Transnistria
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On 2 November, it was reported that Transnistria's central electoral commission had registered only two candidates for the election. Six others, including head of the Tiraspol city council Vitalii Glebov, were unable to collect the necessary 10,000 signatures.[3]

Before the election, Malakhov claimed that his campaign was receiving "unequal treatment" from the media. He was considering withdrawing from the race, which would invalidate the election, the constitution requiring at least 2 candidates for the election to be able to occur. However, the Parliament of Transnistria amended the constitution, so that Smirnov could get elected unopposed. Malakhov then decided to continue his campaign.[4]

Results
 Summary of the 22 December 1996 Transnistrian presidential election results
Candidate Vice-pres. candidate Votes %
Igor Smirnov Alexandru Caraman 71.94
Vladimir Malakhov Vasily Protsenko 19.84
None of the above, blank or invalid 8.22
Total (turnout 57.1%) 100.0%
Sources: Olvia Press - Transnistrian press agency Open Media Research Institute

References
  1. (in Russian) Olvia Press: Presidential elections in Transnistria Archived 2011-03-08 at WebCite
  2. Open Media Research Institute: Daily Digest, No. 246, 30 December 1996 Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Open Media Research Institute: Daily Digest, No. 213, Part II, 4 November 1996 Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Open Media Research Institute: Daily Digest, No. 245, 19 Dec 96
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