2017 South Ossetian Presidential Elections

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Georgia criticises EU representative for congratulating South Ossetian president

by OC Media

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On 17 May, Georgian government officials criticised EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and co-chair of the Geneva Discussions, Herbert Salber, after his recent visit to South Ossetia. Salber had congratulated newly elected president of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, on his electoral victory during the meeting in Tskhinvali (Tskhinval) on 16 May. ‘I would like to congratulate you on the results of the election which was held here recently, and to congratulate you on assumin

2017 South Ossetian Presidential Elections

South Ossetia to be renamed ‘Alania’ as Bibilov wins presidential election

by OC Media

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Anatoly Bibilov, the speaker of parliament, has won the presidential election in the de facto Republic of South Ossetia. A majority of voters also approved in the 9 April poll, adding ‘the State of Alania’ to South Ossetia’s name. Bibilov won 58% of votes, according to preliminary results from South Ossetia’s Central Election Commission (CEC). According to Russian state-owned media outlet Sputnik Ossetia, results from all polling stations have been counted except for Java (Dzau) Distric

2017 South Ossetian Presidential Elections

Protests erupt in South Ossetia as ex-president is refused registration as presidential candidate

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Supporters of the former president of the de facto Republic of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoyty, are protesting demanding the resignation of the incumbent president, Leonid Tibilov, after Kokoyty was refused registration as a presidential candidate. On 4 March, the Central Election Commission (CEC) refused to register Kokoyty, who was president from 2001–2011, for the upcoming presidential elections on 9 April. In response, Kokoyty’s supporters marched on the Supreme Court of South Ossetia in