A double referendum was held in

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on 24 December 1995. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution and membership of the

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.Transnistrische Moldawische Republik (Moldawien), 24. Dezember 1995 : Beitritt zur Gemeinschaft unabhängiger Staaten (GUS)
Direct DemocracyTransnistrische Moldawische Republik (Moldawien), 24. Dezember 1995 : Verfassung
Direct Democracy The new constitution provided for a parliamentary republic, a bicameral parliament and obligatory referendums for amending sections I, II and IV of the constitution. Both proposals were approved by over 80% of voters. According to an article by the ethnic Russian researcher from Moldova Alla Skvortsova from 2002, "polls and elections in the PMR may to some extent have been rigged".Alla Skvortsova, "The Cultural and Social Makeup of Moldova: A Bipolar or Dispersed Society?", in Pal Kolsto (ed.), ''National Integration and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Societies'' (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.), p. 176.

Results

New constitution

CIS membership

References

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