The Liberal Democratic Party of Transnistria (, , ) is a

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and

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in the breakaway state of

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, recognized as part of

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. It was formed on 1 August 2006 by followers of

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and is affiliated with the

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. The party leader is Transnistrian politician Valerly Kulakli.

History

The party already existed from before the

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as the Transnistrian branch of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union and afterwards as the Transnistrian branch of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and was led by the Minister of Local Economy and Transport of Transnistria, Alexander Saydakov, who was assassinated in 1998. On 1 August 2006, the regional branch of the LDPR separated from its mother party and became a separate entity, known as Liberal Democratic Party of Transnistria (LDPP). On August 2, a constituent congress was held in

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, where the party praised the Russian government for its support of Transnistria, while also stating that they "rely" on support from the LDPR and

. The congress formally elected Roman Khoudyakov, the LDPR Commissioner in Transnistria, as president, and was attended by sitting members of the Russian Duma and the Party of the Regions of Ukraine. At the party's founding congress they outlined their platform as follows: *"Prevent criminal and corrupted elements from penetrating into power bodies" *"Liquidate lobbyism in favor of financial-political comprador and separatism-orientated groups in the power bodies" *"Restore the artificially underscored servicemen’s status in the society" *"Conclude military-political pacts with those states whose geopolitical interests coincide with the Transnistrian state’s interests" Additionally, the party's motto was established as "Freedom, Law, Order!", and the resolution underlined that " he LDPPadvocate the restoration of the best traditions of the Russian empire and the Soviet Union." Shortly after their founding Congress the LDPP participated in protests calling for the annexation of Transnistria as a "second

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." Khudyakov would be expelled from the LDPR in 2016 and shortly after the LDPP's website would shut down and the party would become inactive.

References

External links

Official website of LDPR Transnistria
Parties affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Political parties established in 2006 Political parties disestablished in 2016 Political parties in Transnistria Right-wing populist parties Russophilic parties in Moldova Russophilic parties {{Transnistria-stub