The Day before the presidential election in South Ossetia is declared the "day of silence." As reported to IA "Res" by the press service of the Central Election Committee, any campaigning, election advertising in the media and on television is prohibited on March 24.
The border with Georgia will be sealed at the time of the elections in South Ossetia.
As reported to IA "Res" by the law enforcement bodies, since Friday, March 23, all of the security forces in South Ossetia were transferred to the enhanced schedule of service until further notice.
More than 40 observers from the Russian Federation will monitor the elections in South Ossetia. As reported to IA "Res" by a representative of the Central Election Committee Christina Avlokhova, "more than 40 observers will arrive in the Republic on the invitation of the Central Election Committee, Parliament, the Presidential Administration of South Ossetia."
The Acting Speaker of the RSO Parliament Zurab Kokoev received a delegation of the Federation Council of Russia. The delegation has included Viktor Ozerov - Chairman of the RF Committee on Defense and Security Federation Council, Elias Bechelov - Member of the Federation Council of Russia, Konstantin Kopaev - Advisor to the Office of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Rashid Fayzukhanov - Advisor to the Office of International Relations of the Federation Council.
The delegation of the Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia will take part in the third International Festival "Pyatigorsk is lighting the stars," which will be held in Pyatigorsk March 24-25. As IA "Res" has been reported by the press service of the Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia, "the delegation will include representatives of the Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia and the South Ossetian singer, the international competitions laureate, Nina Gatikoeva". They noted that the South Ossetian side had received the invitation to the festival from the Stavropol region creative public organization "Word Art Music».