Grigory Stepanovich Marakutsa (, , mo-Cyrl, Григоре Степанович Мэрэкуцэ); born 15 October 1942 in Teiu,

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) is a

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and member of the Pridnestrovian Supreme Soviet. He is a member of the

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party, which is allied with president Igor Smirnov and which suffered a defeat in the 11 December 2005

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. Although he retained his seat, his party lost its former majority position in parliament and he had to step down from his previous post as Speaker of Parliament, which was taken over by opposition politician

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from the Renewal party. Marakutsa is an ethnic Moldovan. Marakutsa was instrumental in the

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of the

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on 2 September 1990. He has held high leadership positions in Transnistria since that date. He is also one of the politicians in Transnistria with past experience as a Communist politician. Marakutsa was a candidate in the country's first ever

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in 1991, but he and his

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finished second to Smirnov.

References

External links

Biography at the website of the Transnistrian Supreme Soviet
1942 births Living people People from Grigoriopol District Members of the Supreme Council (Transnistria) Transnistrian people of Moldovan descent Transnistrian politicians {{Moldova-politician-stub