A presidential election was held in Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

 on December 8, 1991. Only one candidate competed for the office.

Overview

Moldovan Presidential elections were held amid high ethnic tensions. The only candidate running in the elections is Mircea Snegur

Mircea Snegur

Mircea Ion Snegur was the first President of Moldova 1990-1996. Before that he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1989-1990 and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 27 April to 3 September 1990...

 (due in large part to the election law). Separatists both in Gagauz

Gagauz

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 and Transnistria

Transnistria

Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...

 declare they will not participate in the elections. Not surprisingly, Snegur wins the elections and becomes the first president of Moldova

President of Moldova

The President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...

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