Igor Smirnov
Two ex-Transnistrian parliament speakers ask Smirnov to resign
November 20, 2009Two former speakers of the Transnistrian Supreme Soviet (parliament), Grigore Marakutsa and Yevgeniy Shevchuk, asked for the resignation of Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov during discussions on constitutional amendments in parliament on 18 November...
Negotiations on the Transnistria Conflict in a Deep Freeze
October 09, 2009By Vladimir Socor Authorities in Tiraspol are watching the political deadlock in Chisinau with barely concealed satisfaction. Moldova’s political and constitutional crisis since April has further deepened the freeze on both tracks of negotiations...
Some Moscow Officials Want to Hand South Ossetia Back to Georgia
October 06, 2009By Paul Goble Some Moscow officials believe that Russia lost more than it gained from its recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and, especially given the urging of Western officials now, would like to see it returned to Georgian control...
Transnistria leader sees no grounds for resuming 5+2 talks
October 05, 2009Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov is being fairly skeptical about a possibility of restarting 5+2 negotiations on settling Transnistria-Moldova relations. Thursday, Smirnov received the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Philip Remler and...
Moldova's rebel region leader vetoes amendments to electoral code
July 16, 2009The leader of the unrecognized Dniester Moldovan republic (a.k.a. Transnistria), Igor Smirnov, has vetoed amendments to the Electoral Code, which decreased the voter turnout at parliamentary elections from 25 to 15 per cent and at referendums from 50...
Parliament in Moldovan rebel region faces dissolution
July 14, 2009Adoption of the new constitution in Moldova's breakaway Dniester region, aka Transnistria, at a plebiscite provides grounds for dissolution of the region's parliament of the fourth convocation. This is envisaged by the final provisions of the draft constitution...
Transdniestrian Parliament's Speaker Steps Down
July 09, 2009The speaker of the parliament in Moldova's breakaway Transdniester region, Yevgeny Shevchuk, has resigned, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. He cited "deep disagreements" with Transdniestrian leader Igor Smirnov. Shevchuk has served as parliament...
Moldovan breakaway region's speaker steps down over disagreements
July 09, 2009The speaker of the unrecognized Dniester Moldovan republic (aka Transnistria), Yevgeniy Shevchuk, addressed MPs today to announce his resignation. The press service of the Dniester parliament has published a wordy statement by the speaker, which basically...
- Transnistria's leader reluctant to resume talks with Chisinau
July 03, 2009The president of the unrecognized Dniester Moldovan republic, a.k.a. Transnistria, Igor Smirnov, has rejected a proposal by the head of the OSCE mission to Moldova, Philip Remler, regarding the resumption of Transnistrian settlement negotiations "...
Transnistria: A compromised "renovation" manoeuvre
June 30, 2009By Maxim Kuzovlev "There is no revenge in politics, but there are consequences instead". By P. Stolipin Members of the Transnistrian parliament who initiated amendments to the Constitution have withdrawn their draft law in late May 2009...
