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From: kumar	12/11/2005 3:41:36 AM
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<I was unaware such a country existed> Trans-Dniester pins hopes on vote By Helen Fawkes BBC News Trans-Dniester, a breakaway republic, is holding its fourth parliamentary elections on Sunday. The vote is unlikely to lead to any serious political change, but the separatists who run Trans-Dniester hope it will help to end its isolation. The Russian-speaking area declared itself to be independent from the republic of Moldova 15 years ago. A bloody conflict followed which claimed hundreds of lives. The border is now patrolled by Russian soldiers. Moldova - and the world - do not recognise elections that are held in Trans-Dniester. The vote is being shunned by official observers. Representatives of foreign governments including Russia, as well as large international organisations, are not sending monitors. Not free Much of the media is controlled by the authorities and there little freedom of speech in this breakaway state. The European Union's foreign policy chief earlier highlighted the absence of the conditions needed for a free and fair election. It is expected that most of the seats will be won by supporters of the self-proclaimed president - 179 candidates are contesting 43 seats. It is unlikely that the vote will be followed by mass protests like Ukraine's Orange Revolution as there is little support for the opposition. Story from BBC NEWS: news.bbc.co.uk Published: 2005/12/11 03:58:51 GMT © BBC MMV

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