Transnistrian legislative election, 2015
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Parliamentary elections were held in Transnistria on 29 November 2015, alongside municipal elections.


Electoral system

The 43 seats of the Supreme Council are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.


Campaign

A total of 138 candidates contested the elections.Polls Close In Transdniester Legislative, Municipal Elections
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 29 November 2015


Results

Obnovlenie Obnovlenie (russian: Обновление, lit=Renewal), officially the Republican Party "Obnovlenie",, , uk, Республіканська партія «Оновлення» is a political party in the unrecognized state of Transnistria, ...
won 35 out of 43 seats in the Supreme Council, maintaining their status as a
majority government A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats. ...
. Obnovlenie leader Mikhail Burla was re-elected in constituency #34, as was PCP leader Oleg Khorzhan in constituency #40 (Tiraspol).О регистрации избранных депутатов Верховного Совета Приднестровской Молдавской Республики VI созыва
, Transnistrian Central Election Committee, 23 December 2015
Overall turnout was 48.3%, with the Camenca District reporting the highest turnout of 54.0%. The lowest turnout was in the city of Bender, with a turnout of only 42.7%.


Aftermath

On 23 December 2015, Vadim Krasnoselski, who was elected in constituency #7, was elected Speaker.#
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References

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