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.
Non-presidential heads of state PortraitNamePositionTerm of officePolitical partyTook officeLeft officeTime in office 1Igor Smirnov Chairman of the Provisional Supreme Soviet 3 September 1990 29 November 1990 CPSU (1)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
List of presidents of Transnistria Portrait Name Term of office Political party Election Vice presidents Prime ministers Took office Left office Time in office
Timeline
Latest election
See also Politics of Transnistria Vice President of Transnistria Prime Minister of Transnistria
References
External links Official PMR presidential site (in Russian) Unofficial presidential website