2021 Transnistrian presidential election

2021 Transnistrian presidential election
12 December 2021
Turnout35.30%
 
Nominee Vadim Krasnoselsky Sergey Pynzar
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 113,620 16,914
Percentage 87.04% 12.96%
President before election

Vadim Krasnoselsky
Independent

 Elected President

Vadim Krasnoselsky
TBD

Presidential elections were held in Transnistria on 12 December 2021.[1] Two candidates were registered to participate in the elections — incumbent president Vadim Krasnoselsky,[2] and Sergey Pynzar.[3]

Voter turnout was around 35%, enough to validate the results of the election.[4] Results were expected to be announced on 13 December 2021, but were announced earlier, with president Vadim Krasnoselsky winning the another term in dubious circumstances (several other candidates were declined registration by the Central Electoral Commission for various reasons, and few election observers were present).[5]

Candidates

Vadim Krasnoselsky, winner of the 2016 election and incumbent President, ran for re-election. He was opposed by Sergey Pynzar, a farmer and lawmaker of the Grigoriopol district legislature.[5][6]

Conduct

Only election observers from Russia monitored the election. Moldova requested that other nations not observe the elections in the face of Transnistria's disputed status.[5]

A voter turnout of 25% or more, which was reached, was required for the elections to be declared valid. Turnout was, however, significantly lower than in the 2016 elections.[4][7]

Results
CandidatePartyVotes%
Vadim KrasnoselskyIndependent113,62087.04
Sergey PynzarIndependent16,91412.96
Total130,534100.00
Valid votes130,53491.25
Invalid/blank votes12,5208.75
Total votes143,054100.00
Registered voters/turnout405,29435.30
Source: BalkanInsight, CEC, CEC

References
  1. "Transnistria To Hold Presidential Election On December 12 - Central Election Commission". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  2. User, Super. "Вадим Красносельский подал документы на участие в президентских выборах". Центральная Избирательная Комиссия (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. User, Super. "На пост Главы государства претендует еще один кандидат". Центральная Избирательная Комиссия (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. "Voter turnout at Transnistria's presidential elections stands at 35.5% — CEC". TASS. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. "Moldava's Breakaway Transnistria Re-Elects Leader in Dubious Poll". Balkan Insight. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  6. "Transnistria wishes to return Moldova to negotiating table — head of republic". TASS. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  7. "Voting in presidential election begins in Transnistria". TASS. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
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