Archive - 2022

The ban on pre-election campaigning ahead of the April 10 presidential election came into force in South Ossetia on Saturday.

More than 60 international observers representing Russia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, etc. will be following the voting process in South Ossetia in the Republic's presidential elections on Sunday, Kristina Avlokhova, Secretary of the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia, told reporters.

"We have more than 60 people registered, some international observers have already arrived," the CEC Secretary said.

The incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, called the expanded meeting of the action group on holding a referendum on South Ossetia's accession to Russia a significant historical event that the people of Ossetia have been waiting for 100 years.

Addressing the guests who are taking part in the event, Bibilov noted that "they came to South Ossetia as brothers, to support our aspiration to unite with Russia."

He addressed the people of South Ossetia with words of congratulations on the Constitution Day, which is being celebrated in the Republic today, April 8.

We are one nation, we have the same roots, we have the same history, the same traditions and customs, Sergey Menyailo, the head of North Ossetia-Alania, said at the solemn meeting of the action group for holding a referendum on South Ossetia's accession to Russia.

"No matter how history develops, no matter who divides whom with borders, we have never felt these borders among ourselves," Menyailo said. - We have good relations, kinship, friendly ties."

According to the head of North Ossetia, tragic and heroic events happen in the history of any nation.

The guests from the Russian Federation arrived have in South Ossetia, including the head of North Ossetia Sergey Menyailo, the head of the Kabarda-Balkar Republic Kazbek Kokov, the senator of the Russian Federation Sergey Karelin, the ex-head of North Ossetia, the senator of the Russian Federation - a representative of the executive body of state power of North Ossetia-Alania Taimuraz Mamsurov, representatives of the State Duma and the Federation Council of Russia, etc.

Election of the President of South Ossetia - 2022

The campaign for holding a referendum on the accession of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation began in Tskhinval. In addition to the campaign materials of presidential candidates, new billboards have appeared on the central streets: "For Ossetia! For Russia! For unification!", flags of South Ossetia and Russia are hung.

In South Ossetia, on the day of the presidential election - April 10, at 8 am, 72 polling stations will be opened, where citizens of the Republic will be able to realize their right to vote.

Russian senators will take part in monitoring the presidential elections in South Ossetia scheduled for April 10. This was reported on Thursday by the press service of the Federation Council.

"In the period from April 8 to 11, senators of the Russian Federation will be taking part in monitoring the presidential elections in the Republic of South Ossetia. The delegation will be headed by Sergei Tsekov, a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs," the report says.

A press conference was held in the capital of the Republic with the participation of the head of the Committee for Information and Press of South Ossetia, Maria Kotaeva, dedicated to the election campaign and its coverage in the media.

According to Kotaeva, there is great interest in the presidential elections in South Ossetia.

Members of the Russian Central Election Commission Anton Lopatin and Konstantin Mazurevsky will take part in the international observation of the presidential elections in South Ossetia next Sunday. This was reported by the press service of the CEC of the Russian Federation on Thursday.

"The CEC of Russia will take part in the international observation of the presidential elections in South Ossetia. Anton Lopatin and Konstantin Mazurevsky will represent the Commission," the statement says.