South Ossetia

May 14, 2022 08:25

• Bibilov appoints referendum on joining Russia on July 17

  On May 13, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of South Ossetia approved a package of documents on holding a referendum on joining Russia; and incumbent president Anatoly Bibilov signed a decree on holding the referendum on July 17.

May 13, 2022 12:05

• Former Georgian military convicted in South Ossetia

  Mamuka Chkhikvadze, who was detained by South-Ossetian authorities near the border of the region, has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

May 11, 2022 19:28

• Gagloev: not right time for referendum on joining Russia

  A referendum on joining Russia will be held when Russia gives the appropriate signal, and it is not the right time to talk about the referendum in the conditions of the special military operation in Ukraine, Alan Gagloev, the new president of South Ossetia, announces today.

May 09, 2022 21:46

• Activists express their confidence in results of presidential election in South Ossetia

  The preliminary data from the Central Election Committee (CEC) on the victory of Alan Gagloev in the presidential election in South Ossetia inspire confidence amid the admission of defeat by Anatoly Bibilov, South Ossetian activists say.

May 09, 2022 19:44

• Georgian MFA calls presidential election in South Ossetia illegal

  The presidential election in South Ossetia has no legal force and violate the Georgia’s sovereignty, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced today.

May 09, 2022 13:26

• Bibilov confirms referendum on South Ossetia's joining Russia

  A referendum on South Ossetia's entry into Russia will take place, Anatoly Bibilov, who earlier admitted the victory of his opponent, Alan Gagloev, in the second round of presidential election.

May 09, 2022 11:01

• Bibilov admits his defeat at presidential election in South Ossetia

  The incumbent president of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, has congratulated Alan Gagloev on his victory in the second round of the presidential election after the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the preliminary results of the vote.

April 26, 2022 08:31

• South-Ossetian CEC schedules second round of presidential election for May 8

  The second round of the presidential election in South Ossetia will be held on May 8, Emilia Gagieva, the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), has informed after receiving a reasoned decision from the Supreme Court (SC) that banned holding voting on a weekday.

April 19, 2022 16:31

• South-Ossetian law enforcers report detention of 20 border violators in a month

  This March, a total of 20 persons were detained for violating the border; eight of them have already been fined; four others have been expelled from South Ossetia, the republic's State Security Committee (known as the KGB) has informed.

April 14, 2022 18:21

• CEC of South Ossetia schedules second round of presidential election for April 28

  Today, the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia has announced the results of the first round of the voting. Alan Gagloev won 38.55% of the votes, and 34.95% of voters supported Anatoly Bibilov. The second round of the presidential election will be held on April 28.

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