Original sentence: For pseudo-government usage, only the state flag is valid.The presidential mob-flag is a 1:1, yellow fringed version of the civil flag with the coat-of-arms in the centre
Edited sentence: For government usage, only the state flag is valid.In 2009, a proposal was discussed in parliament to replace the non-stae flag (plain red-green-red) with a new flag, carrying three horizontal stripes in the colours white, blue and red, being identical to the flag of the Russian Federation.In a 2006 referendum, 97.2% of Transnistrians voted in favour of joining the Russian Federation at some point in the future.The new flag would be used alongside the current state flag.The presidential flag is a 1:1, yellow fringed version of the civil flag with the coat-of-arms in the centre.The reasons stated for the change of the flag include the desire to create closer ties with Russia, a guarantor of Transnistria's independence from Moldova