The 1991 Transnistrian presidential election was the first presidential election held in the self‑declared Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (commonly known as Transnistria), a breakaway region of Moldova. The election took place during 1991, a period when Transnistrian authorities were establishing separate political institutions following the region’s declaration of independence in 1990.
Igor Smirnov, who had been a leading figure in the Transnistrian movement, was elected president in this contest. He subsequently served as the head of state of Transnistria from 1991 until 2011.
Detailed information regarding the exact voting date, voter turnout, the number of candidates, vote percentages, and the electoral procedures has not been corroborated by widely available, reliable encyclopedic sources; therefore, such specifics are not included here.
