Constitution of Transnistria

The current Constitution of Transnistria was approved by national referendum on 24 December, 1995, and signed into law by the President of Transnistria on 17 January, 1996. As part of the country's move towards market based reforms, it was modified on 30 June 2000.

The constitution provides for a separation of powers between judicial, legislative, and executive branches. It names Russian, Ukrainian and Moldavian as the three national languages of the republic, grants religious freedom, and grants every citizen freedom of speech and the right to property. It further establishes Transnistria as an independent sovereign country with a multiparty democracy and a market economy.

See also

• Politics of Transnistria

External links

• Constitution of Transnistria (Russian)
• Constitution of Transnistria (English)