South Ossetia

September 03, 2026 15:44

• Analysts considered the speeches of the presidential candidates in South Ossetia during the debates to be populism.

  The pre-election rhetoric during the presidential candidates' debates in South Ossetia did not demonstrate a real focus on solving social problems, and their proposals, from fighting corruption to increasing control over security forces, are quite a safe form of demagoguery. Marat Kambolov, who is supported by Moscow, failed to stand out among the other candidates. The outcome of the elections is practically predetermined, which also affects the course of the debates, analysts noted.

September 01, 2026 23:24

• Participants of the continuous protests in Tbilisi expressed solidarity with Denis Kulanin.

  Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration held a protest in Tbilisi for the 643rd consecutive day, demanding that Russian citizen Denis Kulanin be allowed to voluntarily leave the country and travel to a safe state for him. Kulanin's defense reported that he is intended to be deported to Russia.

September 01, 2026 18:38

• Kambolov reported on the freeze of the price of social bread

  Acting President of South Ossetia Marat Kambolov reported in his Telegram channel that the management of the bread factory proposed to raise the price of social bread, but he stated that the price will not increase. This decision was also reported by the press service of the republic's government and the state news agency "Res".

August 31, 2026 02:58

• Kambolov's opponents in the presidential elections of South Ossetia are technical candidates.

  The election campaign for the presidential elections in South Ossetia is being conducted only by the acting head of the republic, Marat Kambolov, but this is his daily job. Other candidates are more like technical candidates who will not even be able to gather protest votes.

August 29, 2026 23:58

• The fight against corruption in South Ossetia was included in the programs of all debate participants.

  Murad Valiev called for the development of the economy of South Ossetia and attracting investments during the debates, Marat Kambolov boasted about agreements made with Russian agencies and regions in the field of social policy, while Kazbek Kodoev emphasized the importance of strengthening the control functions of government structures. At the same time, all presidential candidates in South Ossetia highlighted the need to fight corruption.

August 28, 2026 23:43

• The broadcast of the debates in South Ossetia disappointed Telegram users.

  Presidential candidates of South Ossetia were supposed to discuss social policy today, but the quality of the broadcast is such that voters cannot understand what is being said.

August 28, 2026 05:51

• A fighter from South Ossetia killed in the area of the special military operation

  In Tskhinval, Azamat Bekoev, who was killed in the area of the special operation in Ukraine, was buried. Since the beginning of the special military operation, the authorities have officially recognized at least 100 servicemen from South Ossetia as killed there.

August 25, 2026 16:26

• Political scientists pointed to the lack of competition in the presidential elections of South Ossetia.

  The presidential election campaign in South Ossetia cannot be considered competitive, as the acting head of the republic, Marat Kambolov, has no real opponents, noted political scientists. They pointed to the initial inequality of candidates' resources.

August 24, 2026 03:58

• Residents of South Ossetia named the main problems of the republic ahead of the presidential elections.

  The outflow of the population, low salaries, traffic jams at customs, lack of jobs, difficulties in obtaining loans, public transport issues - these problems were listed by the residents of South Ossetia ahead of the presidential elections. They admitted that they had hardly encountered any election campaigning.

August 23, 2026 20:00

• The failed presidential candidate of South Ossetia called the elections a simulation of competition.

  Marat Kambolov's opponents in the presidential elections of South Ossetia are merely technical; they have been nominated to create the appearance of competition, said the leader of the "Iry Farn" party, Khokh Chochiev. He called the reasons for his exclusion from the elections formal.

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