Transnistrian legislative election, 2000
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Parliamentary elections were held in the breakaway republic of Transnistria
on 10 December 2000. 42 Out of 43 seats were up for election, most of which were won by independent candidates
. Women made up 4 of the 42 elected representatives. Grigore Mărăcuţă
was elected for a third term as speaker
, having the support of 39 out of 41 representatives present at his election.
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
on 10 December 2000. 42 Out of 43 seats were up for election, most of which were won by independent candidates
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
. Women made up 4 of the 42 elected representatives. Grigore Mărăcuţă
Grigore Maracuta
Grigore Stepanovici Mărăcuţă , - Grigoriy Stepanovich Marakutsa) is a Transnistrian politician and member of Pridnestrovian Supreme Soviet....
was elected for a third term as speaker
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
, having the support of 39 out of 41 representatives present at his election.
Results
| Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Unity (Transnistria) Unity is a political party in Transnistria. At the 10 December 2000 legislative elections, the party won 9 out of 43 seats.... (Yedinstvo) |
. | 9 | |
| Renewal Renewal (Transnistria) Renewal or Renovation , a pro-business political party in Transnistria. Since the legislative elections of 2005 it is the majority party in the Transnistrian Parliament but in opposition to the current PMR President Igor Smirnov.It was founded as a political NGO in 2000 and campaigned under its... (Obnovleniy) |
. | 7 | |
| Power to the People Power to the People (political party) Power to the People is a political party in Transnistria.At the 10 December 2000 legislative elections the party won 1 out of 43 seats. At the 11 December 2005 elections the party supported independent candidates who are today allied with the party Renewal.... (Vlast Narodu) |
. | 1 | |
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
. | 25 | |
| Vacant | 1 | ||
| Total (turnout 183,381 – 45.1%) | 43 | ||
| Source: Immigration and Nationality Directorate | |||