2006 Transnistrian independence referendum

Referendum in unrecognized state May 2024 Transnistria 2006 09 17 y Do you think it is possible for the Moldovan Republic of Transnistria to renounce its independence and then join the Republic of Moldova? 10,308 294,253 5,608 394,861 Do you support the course for the independence of the Moldovan Republic of Transnistria and the subsequent voluntary accession of Transnistria to the Russian Federation? 301,332 5,905 2,932 394,861 A double referendum was held in Moldova's unrecognized breakaway region of Transnistria on 17 September 2006. Voters were asked whether they approved of the possibility of renouncing independence and integration with Moldova, http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=md022006 Transnistrische Moldawische Republik (Moldawien), 17. September 2006 : Verzicht auf Unabhц╓ngigkeit - [in German] Sudd.ch 17 September 2006 2015-02-26 or alternatively independence and possible future integration into Russia. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=md012006 Transnistrische Moldawische Republik (Moldawien), 17. September 2006 : Unabhц╓ngigkeitskurs und Beitritt zu Russland - [in German] Sudd.ch 17 September 2006 2015-02-26 Foreign actors described infringements, a lack of conditions for free will expression and a biased wording in the questions of the referendum, and its results were not recognized internationally.Kosienkowski Marcin 2024 The Life after Life of the 2006 Transnistrian Sovereignty Referendum https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/nationalities-papers/article/abs/life-after-life-of-the-2006-transnistrian-sovereignty-referendum/15B0025CCC8B1354B5B708B64963F881 Nationalities Papers 1–22 en 10.1017/nps.2023.91 0090-5992 subscription Background Pro-Moldovan organisations announced before the referendum that they would not recognise its results. Ballots for the referendum were reprinted three times, asSeptember 2020 the chairman of electoral commission, Piotr Denisenko, announced a shrinkage of electorate of 7% compared with the previous year.http://conflict.md/stiri.php?ID=1392 MOLDOVAN NGOs REGARD TRANSNISTRIAN REFERENDUM AS A FARCE dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005621/http://conflict.md/stiri.php?ID=1392 27 September 2007 29 April 2007 Moreover, according to the 2004 Transnistrian census, only 90% of the population of Transnistria had Transnistrian citizenship and could thus vote, and many of the rest have only Moldovan citizenship."2004 Census: PMR urban, multilingual, multicultural" at https://web.archive.org/web/20090318044749/http://pridnestrovie.net/2004census.html. In the 2004 Transnistrian census, 107,600 thousand people (19,4%) listed themselves as citizens of the Republic of Moldova, while 56,000 people (10,1%) claimed citizenship of the Russian Federation and 44,400 people (8,0%) citizenship of Ukraine; this was hardly reflected in the referendum results."2004 Census: PMR urban, multilingual, multicultural" https://web.archive.org/web/20090318044749/http://pridnestrovie.net/2004census.html. Results thumb|Voting card displayed in Tiraspol museum Renouncing independence and potential future integration into Moldova ChoiceVotes%For10,3083.39Against294,25396.61Invalid/blank votes5,608–Total310,169100Registered voters/turnout394,86178.55Source: Direct Democracy Independence and potential future integration into Russia ChoiceVotes%For301,33298.07Against5,9051.93Invalid/blank votes2,932–Total310,169100Registered voters/turnout394,86178.55Source: Direct Democracy Of the total of 394,861 registered voters, the voter turnout was 78.6%,http://www.olvia.idknet.com/ol225-09-06.htm Ольвия-Пресс Olvia.idknet.com 2015-02-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150924060234/http://www.olvia.idknet.com/ol225-09-06.htm 24 September 2015 dmy-all substantially more than the 50%+1 required by law to validate the referendum.http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/node/216 Tiraspoltims.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110929040524/http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/node/216 29 September 2011 19 February 2016http://conflict.md/stiri.php?ID=1443 CHISINAU OFFICIALS DO NOT RECOGNISE TRANSNISTRIAN REFERENDUM'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005258/http://conflict.md/stiri.php?ID=1443 27 September 2007 19 February 2016 On the day of the referendum, no exit polling was allowed within 25 meters of polling stations, to prevent disruption of voting.http://www.regnum.ru/english/702851.html Exit-polls can be held in Transdnestr not closer than 25 m to polling stations - Russian News - REGNUM Regnum.ru 2015-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930205653/http://www.regnum.ru/english/702851.html 30 September 2007 dead dmy-all Reactions thumb|225px|Poster announcing 17 September Referendum in Transnistria International organisations, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,http://www.azi.md/news?ID=38790 OSCE will not recognize results of referendum in Transnistria dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182318/http://www.azi.md/news?ID=38790 27 September 2007 19 February 2016 European Union,2011-07-21 EU@UN - EU Presidency Declaration on "referendum" in Transnistrian region http://www.europa-eu-un.org/articles/en/article_6257_en.htm 2023-11-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721051118/http://www.europa-eu-un.org/articles/en/article_6257_en.htm 21 July 2011 GUAM, and some other countries (Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Norway, Iceland) did not recognise the referendum.http://www.azi.md/news?ID=40985 Russia Blocked Council of Europe Declaration Regarding the Disapproval of Transnistria Referendum dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071008232925/http://www.azi.md/news?ID=40985 8 October 2007 19 February 2016http://www.moldpres.md/default.asp?Lang=en&ID=49678 Moldpres.md dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150227003650/http://www.moldpres.md/default.asp?Lang=en&ID=49678 27 February 2015 19 February 2016 The representative of the Congress of Russian Communities from Moldova declared that the referendum was held according to international standards.http://www.regnum.ru/english/706298.html International observer: Referendum in Transdnestr conforms to international norms - Russian News - REGNUM Regnum.ru 2015-02-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150227005720/http://www.regnum.ru/english/706298.html 27 February 2015 dmy-all However, no internationally recognised monitoring organisations had observers present. Viktor Alksnis, a deputy from the Russian party "Rodina" stated that referendum in Transnistria was held without any violations of legislation and democratic standards.http://www.olvia.idknet.com/ol176-09-06.htm Ольвия-Пресс Olvia.idknet.com 2015-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20071108033157/http://www.olvia.idknet.com/ol176-09-06.htm 8 November 2007 dead Viktor Alksnis is known to have previously described the Transnistrian Republic as the base from which the Soviet Union's restoration would begin.John Mackinlay and Peter Cross (editors), Regional Peacekeepers: The Paradox of Russian Peacekeeping, United Nations University Press, 2003, 92-808-1079-0 p. 137 In the opinion of the Ukrainian foreign ministry, the situation in Transnistria failed to meet the conditions of a free will expression by citizens. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005414/http://conflict.md/stiri.php?ID=1483 27 September 2007 According to the OSCE, the media climate in the Transdniestrian region is restrictive, as authorities there continue a long-standing campaign to silence independent opposition voices and movements.http://www.osce.org/moldova/13427.html Osce.org osce.org dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150909141956/http://www.osce.org/moldova/13427.html 9 September 2015 19 February 2016 Although the OSCE decided not to send any observers to monitor the referendum,http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/17/news/moldova.php Moldova's independence-seeking Transnistria region votes, but effect is uncertain dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080924051225/http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/17/news/moldova.php 24 September 2008 19 February 2016 130 observers from CIS and Europe and from eleven election monitoring organizations who did attend the referendum had different reactions.http://lenta.ru/news/2006/09/18/watch/ Международные наблюдатели остались довольны ходом приднестровского референдума: Бывший СССР Lenta.ru 2006-09-18 2015-02-26 In contrast, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Moldova (HCHRM) claims to have observed a series of infringements at the referendum:http://conflict.md/stiri.php?ID=1448 HCHRM CLAIMS A SERIES OF INFRINGEMENTS AT THE REFERENDUM ON INDEPENDENCE IN TRANSNISTRIA dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005343/http://conflict.md/stiri.php?ID=1448 27 September 2007 19 February 2016 Groups of activists going into people's homes, especially in Tiraspol and Bender districts, asking why they did not come to the referendum, and threatening that after the referendum they will be forced to look for a new home in Romania. At some voting stations agents dressed in civil or militia uniforms forcing the observers from outside the sections to stay at a distance of 200–250 meters far from these places. "Cleaning" of the list of voters by excluding some citizens who previously boycotted elections and referendums held in Transnistria. "Electoral tourism" and multiple voting http://www.info-prim.md/?x=&y=3956 IPN Info-prim.md 2015-02-26 7 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207035949/http://www.info-prim.md/?x=&y=3956 dead Karel De Gucht (Chairman of the OSCE) expressed an opinion about the "lack of basic requirements for free and fair elections, such as freedom of the media, freedom of assembly and political pluralism, in the region pre-determined the results" and argued that the questions in the referendum are suggestively worded.http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=220752&src=0 Noticias.info dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110525065945/http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=220752&src=0 25 May 2011 19 September 2006 In a possible manipulation of the public opinion, people are asked to choose between freedom ("free association") and loss of independence ("renounce the Transnistria's independent status"), between reality ("support the course") and possibility ("consider it possible"). As he said, this formulation could have resulted in a response bias. http://www.lenta.ru/articles/2006/09/18/vote Жители Приднестровья выбрали Россию: Бывший СССР Lenta.ru 2006-09-18 2015-02-26 Victor Josu, deputy editor-in-chief of Russian-language Moldovan newspaper Moldavskie Vedomosti, an accredited observer, described the referendum as a successful public relations action (regardless of violations and a lack of recognition) and reported favorably on a comparison between "recognized Chişinau" and "unrecognized Tiraspol" in an article which emphasized the openness, transparency and glasnost of the referendum process.http://www.olvia.idknet.com/ol178-09-06.htm Ольвия-Пресс Olvia.idknet.com 2015-02-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150924060155/http://www.olvia.idknet.com/ol178-09-06.htm 24 September 2015 dmy-all Sergei Bagapsh, president of Abkhazia (Abkhazia claims independence from Georgia, but has a disputed status), has said his republic "supports the aspirations of Transniestria toward independence and its choice of unification with Russia."http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11589835 Interfax.ru dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120205211024/http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11589835 5 February 2012 19 February 2016 According to the results of a telephone survey on the morning of September 18, 63% of the listeners (782 people) of the Ekho Moskvy radio station were in favor of accepting Transnistria into Russia, while 37% (466 people) were against.http://blackhole.beeline.ru/?url=echo.msk.ru%2Fcgi-bin%2Fv.cgi%3Fpoll_id%3D2623%26mode%3Dresult Ресурс заблокирован - Resource is blocked See also Elections in Transnistria Human rights in Transnistria Politics of Transnistria Proposed Russian annexation of Transnistria References 30em External links "International observer: Referendum in Transdnestr conforms to international norms" Regnum News "Moldova's Trans-Dniester Votes in Referendum on Whether to Pursue Independence" Voice of America News Transdnestr independence plebiscite RIA Novosti OSCE reaction https://web.archive.org/web/20090306053023/http://www.osce.org/item/20620.html 6 March 2009 Final monitoring report by international observers Transdniester Conflict Was Long In The Making Radio Free Europe Transnistria Category:Referendums in Transnistria Category:Russian irredentism Category:Separatism in Moldova Category:Russification Category:Transnistria conflict Transnistria, 2006 referendum Category:2006 elections in Moldova Category:2006 in Transnistria Category:Politics of Transnistria Category:September 2006 elections