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Det säger jag ju inte, eftersom det inte pågår någon ockupation av Transnistrien (se nedan punkt 4, 90% av befolkningen i Transnistrien ställde sig bakom att behålla de ryska trupperna; att ha främmande trupp på territoriet innebär inte en ockupation; jfr t ex Tyskland osv) eller av Donbass, förutom av Kiev då.
Men vad annars skall du säga än att påstå att valen inte är fria om du inte kan erkänna det som alla vet om, nämligen att folket i Transnistrien vill att nationen ansluts till den Ryska Federationen?
Det är inte bara en (1) folkomröstning som har hållits i Transnistrien, utan hela sju (7) stycken folkomröstningar har hållits vilket visar vilken respekt man visar för folkets självbestömmande, detta till skillnad från vad som hände i Kiev där en statskupp skulle – trodde de – bestämma Ukrainas framtid. Men i Ukraina satte folket stopp för planerna. Folket på Krim bröt sig loss och nu får vi se vad som händer i Donbass, men ingetning kommer att gå tillbaks till det gamla, så mycket vet vi.
Just for the record:
"1. Referendum on the formation of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (PMSSR) took place in various parts of the Moldavian SSR, mostly east of the Dniester River, from December 1989 through November 1990. Turnout was 79%. 95.8% voted in favor of the creation of the PMSSR.
2. On March 17, 1991, the Soviet Union's Union-wide referendum was held on the retention of the Soviet Union in a reformed form. Although Moldova boycotted the referendum, it was observed by the authorities of Transnistria and successfully held in Transnistria. As in other parts of the Soviet Union where the referendum was held, a majority of the voters supported the retention of the renewed Soviet Union.
3. December 1, 1991, was held the first referendum on formal independence of the now-renamed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) outside the Soviet Union. Voter turnout was 78%, and 97.7% voted in favor of full independence.
4. 26 March 1995, was held a referendum asking the populated about the permanence within Transnistria's borders of remaining troops from the former 14th Russian Army. More than 90% supported a stay of Russian troops in Transnistria.
5. 24 December 1995, was held the constitutional referendum on the adoption of Transnistria's new 1995 Constitution and request for accession to the Commonwealth of Independent States. 81.8% approved the new constitution which declared independence from Moldova, while 90.6% voted in favor of requesting entry to the CIS.
6. April 6, 2003 was held the constitutional referendum on the introduction of private land ownership. This was ruled invalid, since voter turnout was less than the 50% required by law.
7. September 17, 2006 was held the second independence referendum of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. Voter turnout was 78.6%, substantially more than the 50%+1 required by law to validate the referendum. The referendum asked voters:
- Do you support the course towards the independence of Transnistria and the subsequent free association with the Russian Federation?
Yes: 97.2% - No: 1.9% - Invalid/undecided: 0.9%
- Do you consider it possible to renounce Transnistria's independent status and subsequently become part of the Republic of Moldova?
Yes: 3.3% - No: 94.9% - Invalid/undecided: 1.8%"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendums_in_Transnistria
