Pridnestrovie Communist Party

Pridnestrovie Communist Party
Приднестровская коммунистическая партия
Abbreviation PCP (English)
ПКП (Russian)
Leader Oleg Khorzhan
Founded 20 April 2003 (2003-04-20)
Headquarters Gagarin Boulevard, 1B, Tiraspol, Transnistria
Newspaper Pravda Pridnestrovya[1]
Ideology Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Political position Far-left
Continental affiliation Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Seats in the Supreme Council
1 / 43
Website
www.kp-pmr.ru

The Pridnestrovie Communist Party (abbreviated PCP; Russian: Приднестровская коммунистическая партия; ПКП), also translated as the Pridnestrovian Communist Party, is a communist party in the unrecognized state of Transnistria, led by Oleg Khorzhan.[2] The party has been called "young and dynamic" by state media, in contrast to the more "conservative" Communist Party of Pridnestrovie headed by Vladimir Gavrilchenko.

History

The PCP first fielded candidates in the 2005 legislative election, but failed to win any seats.

Nadezhda Bondarenko, an editor of the official party newspaper Pravda Pridnestrovya and a member of the party's central committee, was the PCP's candidate in the 2006 presidential election. She received 8.1% of the vote, coming second to Smirnov, who won his fourth term in office with 82.4% of the vote.[3]

Khorzhan and Bondarenko were arrested on 11 March 2007 while handing out leaflets ahead of an anti-Smirnov rally, and were sentenced to three-day's detention as an administrative punishment. Two days later on 13 March, a communist demonstration took place in the capital Tiraspol against growing consumer prices and energy tariffs. Demonstrators also demanded the release of the two detained PCP leaders.[4]

During Yevgeny Shevchuk's term as President of Transnistria from 2011 to 2016, PCP legislative members supported nearly all of his initiatives, even unpopular ones such as the reduction of government salaries and pensions by 30%.[5] Party leaders insisted however, that they were legitimate opposition to Shevchuk, and rejected accusations of being fake opposition.[6]

Transnistrian authorities arrested Khorzhan again on 6 June 2018, for allegedly assaulting law enforcement.[7][8] Several other party members had been arrested by authorities prior to Khorzhan,[9] including Khorzhan's wife and son, and Tiraspol city council deputy Alexander Samoniy.[10]

Electoral results

Parliamentary

Supreme Council
Election year # of seats +/– Government
2010
1 / 43
 Opposition
2015
1 / 43
[11]		 Steady Opposition

Presidential

Election year Candidate Votes % Position Result
2011 Oleg Khorzhan 12,646 5.09 4th Not elected
2016 Oleg Khorzhan 8,012 3.17 Increase 3rd Not elected

References

  1. ↑ "Приднестровская Коммунистическая Партия - Правда Приднестровья". www.kp-pmr.ru. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Communists field female candidate for 2006 presidential election". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Trans-Dniester separatist authorities in eastern Moldova detain opposition leaders - Mar. 12, 2007". 12 March 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. ↑ RIA Novosti - World - Communists rally in Moldova's breakaway region
  5. ↑ "Măsuri anticriză în Transnistria. Firmele off-shore vor plăti impozite". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Первый Приднестровский (15 October 2017). "Тройственный союз. Хоржан – Шевчук – Молдова". Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Задержан приднестровский депутат Олег Хоржан". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Department, Emile Schepers, CPUSA International (13 July 2018). "International Notes: July 13". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Freedom to Oleg Khorzhan!". cprf.ru. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Приднестровские власти арестовали всех депутатов от оппозиции". Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  11. ↑ Первое заседание Верховного совета ПМР нового созыва состоится в среду, Sputnik, 22 Dec 2015


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