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Renewal (Transnistria)
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Renewal or Renovation a pro-business political party
in Transnistria
. Since the legislative elections of 2005 it is the majority party in the Transnistrian Parliament but in opposition to the current PMR President Igor Smirnov
.
It was founded as a political NGO in 2000 and campaigned under its current name in the 27 March 2005 local council elections, where, for the first time in its five year history, it won a majority of the seats.
In the legislative elections of 10 December 2000, Renewal won 7 out of 43 seats. The organization improved on 11 December 2005 to win 23 of those 43 seats (with another 6 seats going to allies).
It was officially registered as a full political party in June 2006.
The original name of the party, in Russian, is Obnovleniye which can interchangeably be translated as either Renovation and Renewal. The party itself and most foreign press prefers the latter translation, Renewal. The party's leaders in parliament are Mikhail Burla
and Yevgeny Shevchuk. The latter was elected speaker (chairman) of parliament following the party's sweeping December 2005 win.
There is a debate regarding the position of Renewal in regards to Transnistrian president Igor Smirnov
. Most analysts point to the party's opposition status, noting that it is not allied with President Igor Smirnov
, whose party, Respublica
, lost several seats to Renewal in the latest parliamentary election.
However, others claim that the interests of the "Smirnov clan" are represented in all political movements of Transnistria, including Renewal.
Political party
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in Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
. Since the legislative elections of 2005 it is the majority party in the Transnistrian Parliament but in opposition to the current PMR President Igor Smirnov
Igor Smirnov
Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov , is the President of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, also known as Transnistria. He has held this post since 1990.- Childhood :...
.
It was founded as a political NGO in 2000 and campaigned under its current name in the 27 March 2005 local council elections, where, for the first time in its five year history, it won a majority of the seats.
In the legislative elections of 10 December 2000, Renewal won 7 out of 43 seats. The organization improved on 11 December 2005 to win 23 of those 43 seats (with another 6 seats going to allies).
It was officially registered as a full political party in June 2006.
The original name of the party, in Russian, is Obnovleniye which can interchangeably be translated as either Renovation and Renewal. The party itself and most foreign press prefers the latter translation, Renewal. The party's leaders in parliament are Mikhail Burla
Mikhail Burla
Mikhail Porfirovich Burla is a politician in Transnistria and the chairman of the country's main opposition party, Renewal .He is a member of Transnistria's parliament, where he has been vice-speaker since 22 July 2009, and an ally of fellow...
and Yevgeny Shevchuk. The latter was elected speaker (chairman) of parliament following the party's sweeping December 2005 win.
There is a debate regarding the position of Renewal in regards to Transnistrian president Igor Smirnov
Igor Smirnov
Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov , is the President of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, also known as Transnistria. He has held this post since 1990.- Childhood :...
. Most analysts point to the party's opposition status, noting that it is not allied with President Igor Smirnov
Igor Smirnov
Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov , is the President of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, also known as Transnistria. He has held this post since 1990.- Childhood :...
, whose party, Respublica
Republic (Transnistria)
Republic is a political party in Transnistria. Although formerly the majority party in parliament, at the legislative elections of 11 December 2005 the party won 13 of the 43 seats and found itself in the minority for the first time since the founding of the country on September 2, 1990. The...
, lost several seats to Renewal in the latest parliamentary election.
However, others claim that the interests of the "Smirnov clan" are represented in all political movements of Transnistria, including Renewal.