Andrey Safonov

Andrey Safonov

Andrey Safonov (Aндрéй Сафóнов) is a politician from Transnistria. He lives in Bender, Transnistria's second largest city.

He ran for president against incumbent president Igor Smirnov in the election held on December 10, 2006, and came in third place with 3.9% of the vote. [ [http://regnum.ru/english/754729.html Transdnestr Central Election Commission announces final results on presidential election] ]

He is a former teacher of literature and a former member of the parliament of the MSSR (Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic), within the USSR. After Transnistria's declaration of independence, September 2, 1990, he founded the official news agency "Olvia Press". He was subsequently appointed Minister of Education, Science and Culture, a post he held until 1999 when he formed an opposition movement to Igor Smirnov and an opposition newspaper, founded in 2000, called "Novaia Gazeta".

References

External links

* [http://novaiagazeta.org.ru/modules/news/ Novaia Gazeta] (in Russian)
* [http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/node/232 Tiraspol Times: "Outspoken Smirnov-critic Safonov launches presidential bid"] (in English)


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