Parliamentary elections were held in

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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 First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference, and the candidate with more first- ...

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 won 35 out of 43 seats in the Supreme Council, maintaining their status as a

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. Obnovlenie leader Mikhail Burla was re-elected in constituency #34, as was PKP 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%.

By constituency

Aftermath

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

Elections in Transnistria

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