Transnistrian presidential election, 2006
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The 2006 presidential election in Transnistria
was held on December 10 of that year. Incumbent President Igor Smirnov
won despite opposition having stiffened during the final weeks of the campaign. Three candidates registered to run besides the incumbent Smirnov: Bender
MP for the Renewal
party Peter Tomaily
, Pridnestrovie Communist Party
candidate Nadezhda Bondarenko and journalist Andrey Safonov
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Despite the court ruling, at the Electoral Commission meeting on 27 November Safonov's registration was not accepted with some members claiming that the court decision needed to be challenged at a higher instance. The Commission finally allowed the candidacy on 5 December.
Starting with 7 December, early voting was allowed for those persons for whom it was impossible to come to the polls on 10 December..
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
was held on December 10 of that year. Incumbent President Igor Smirnov
Igor Smirnov
Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov , is the President of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, also known as Transnistria. He has held this post since 1990.- Childhood :...
won despite opposition having stiffened during the final weeks of the campaign. Three candidates registered to run besides the incumbent Smirnov: Bender
Bender, Moldova
Bender or Bendery, also known as Tighina is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria Republic since 1992...
MP for the 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...
party Peter Tomaily
Peter Tomaily
Peter Tomaily is a free market politician in Transnistria and a member of the Transnistrian parliament for the opposition party Renewal....
, Pridnestrovie Communist Party
Pridnestrovie Communist Party
The Pridnestrovie Communist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in Transnistria....
candidate Nadezhda Bondarenko and journalist Andrey Safonov
Andrey Safonov
Andrey Safonov is a politician from Transnistria. He lives in Bender, Transnistria's second largest city.- Biography :He ran for president against incumbent president Igor Smirnov in the election held on December 10, 2006, and came in third place with 3.9% of the vote.He is a former teacher of...
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Preelection period
Andrey Safonov's candidacy was at first rejected on the basis of insufficient and allegedly fraudulent signatures, but on 30 November the Tiraspol law court accepted it.Despite the court ruling, at the Electoral Commission meeting on 27 November Safonov's registration was not accepted with some members claiming that the court decision needed to be challenged at a higher instance. The Commission finally allowed the candidacy on 5 December.
Starting with 7 December, early voting was allowed for those persons for whom it was impossible to come to the polls on 10 December..