Claim: Only one out of the seven candidates who contested the 2016 Transnistrian presidential election, which resulted in the victory of  Vadim Krasnoselsky, was from the Communist Party.
Evidence: Independent Alexander Deli Independent Vladimir Grigoryev Communist Oleg Khorzhan Independent Vadim Krasnoselsky Independent Gennady Kuzmichev Independent Yevgeny Shevchuk Independent Irina Vasilaki The result was a victory for Supreme Council Speaker, Vadim Krasnoselsky, who defeated incumbent President Yevgeny Shevchuk.