1991 Transnistrian independence referendum

1 December 1991 (1991-12-01)

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	363,647	97.75%
No	8,380	2.25%
Valid votes	372,027	100.00%
Invalid or blank votes	0	0.00%
Total votes	372,027	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout		78.00%

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A referendum was held in Transnistria on 1 December 1991, in which Transnistria voted to continue its de facto independence and seek international recognition as a separate, sovereign country and member of the international community.

97.7% of those who came to the polls opted for separation from Moldova.^[1]

In numbers, 372,027 people took part in the referendum. Of those, 363,647 people voted for independence of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

International observers were invited, including representatives of the US State Department. However, only representatives of the St. Petersburg city council accepted the invitation to participate. In the conclusion of the observers, the referendum was an expression of the true will of Transnistria's population. The United States, which did not avail itself of the invitation to watch the referendum, later expressed doubt about its veracity. Transnistria offered to hold it again,^[2] and indeed did so with the 2006 Transnistrian referendum.

References

^ Presentation by Andrei Zagorski, Associate Professor of MGIMO
^ PIOTR DENISENKO: “THE CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMITTEE OF DNIESTRIA IS READY TO HOLD A REPEATED REFERENDUM ON ISSUE OF THE DMR INDEPENDENCE IF NECESSARY” Archived 2006-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

External links

History of creation and development of the Parliament of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR)
CEC data on referendum (Olvia Press - Official site)

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Referendums	1989–90 1991 1995 (Mar) 1995 (Dec) 2003 2006
See also: Elections and referendums in Moldova and in Gagauzia

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1991 Lithuania Estonia Latvia Georgia Armenia Turkmenistan Transnistria Gagauzia Ukraine Nagorno-Karabakh Azerbaijan Uzbekistan 1992 South Ossetia Tatarstan Autonomy referendum Transnistria (1989–1990) Soviet Union (1991) Narva and Sillamäe (1993)