Post: | President |
Body: | the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic |
Insignia: | File:Coat of arms of Transnistria.svg |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Transnistria |
Flag: | Presidential Standard of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.svg |
Flagsize: | 100 |
Flagcaption: | Presidential Standard |
Incumbent: | Vadim Krasnoselsky |
Incumbentsince: | 16 December 2016 |
Seat: | Tiraspol |
Termlength: | 5 years |
First: | Igor Smirnov |
Website: | president.gospmr.org |
The president of Transnistria, officially the president of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is the highest elected official of Transnistria. The president of the republic is the country's head of state and is also commander in chief of its armed forces. Per the Constitution of Transnistria, he also represents the country abroad.
The president is elected by the citizens of the republic on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a term of five years.
The current president is Vadim Krasnoselsky, since 16 December 2016. He was elected in the 2016 election and re-elected in the 2021 election.
Portrait | Name | Position | Term of office | Political party | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Igor Smirnov | Chairman of the Provisional Supreme Soviet | 3 September 1990 | 29 November 1990 | CPSU | ||
Chairman of the Republic | 29 November 1990 | 29 August 1991 | Independent | ||||
— | Andrey Manoylov | 29 August 1991 | 1 October 1991 | Independent | |||
Igor Smirnov | 1 October 1991 | 3 December 1991 | Independent |
See main article: 2021 Transnistrian presidential election.