Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

In South Ossetia on Sunday, at 8 am, polling stations opened, the presidential elections have started. As the CEC secretary Kristina Avlokhova told the “Res” news agency, “the activity of voters is being observed at the polling stations, according to the information coming from the remote villages polling stations, the voting process there began without excesses.”

Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia is serving in an enhanced version. All polling stations of the Republic are under protection.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has met with a delegation of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation headed by Sergei Tsekov, member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, who arrived in the Republic as international observers for the presidential election on May 8.

First of all, Anatoly Bibilov congratulated the members of the delegation on the upcoming Victory Day, after which he discussed with the guests the electoral procedure in South Ossetia.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has met with a delegation of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, which arrived in the Republic as international observers for the presidential elections on May 8, the press service of the head of state reports.

A ban on election campaigning before the presidential elections on May 8 came into force in South Ossetia on Saturday.

According to the electoral legislation of the Republic, on May 7 at 00.00 the term for election campaigning, allotted by law, expired, this applies to television and radio broadcasts, all print media, posting leaflets and hanging banners, as well as meetings of candidates with voters. During the period of the pre-election campaign before the re-run of presidential elections, three rounds of debates took place between the candidates on local television.

The highest military state award, the Order of "Uatsamonga" in South Ossetia, was posthumously awarded to serviceman Alim Lokhov, who had perished during the special operation in Ukraine. He was buried on Friday with military honors in his family village of Khetagurovo.

The decree on awarding (posthumously) Alim Lokhov with the "Order of Huatsamong" for courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty was signed by President Anatoly Bibilov.

Polling stations for voting in the presidential elections in South Ossetia are ready to open, the CEC secretary Kristina Avlokhova told the “Res” news agency.

“To organize voting for the citizens of our Republic on May 8, at 8 am, 76 polling stations will be opened in South Ossetia, Moscow, Sukhum and Vladikavkaz, a total of 40,000 ballots have been printed,” Avlokhova said.

Minister of Health and Social Development of South Ossetia, Soslan Naniev, has visited the wounded who took part in the special military operation, who are being treated at the clinics of the CM. Kirov Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg.

"The condition of the wounded is satisfactory, some are preparing for rehabilitation in specialized military medical organizations," the press service of the Ministry of Health noted.

According to department, the wounded, are provided with everything necessary.

Russian senators will take part in monitoring the second round of the presidential elections in South Ossetia, the press service of the Federation Council said on Thursday.

The voting will take place on May 8th.

"The delegation will be headed by Sergei Tsekov, member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs. The observers have also included Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy Elena Bibikova and member of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Crym Kazanokov," the message says.

The Defense Minister of South Ossetia Vladimir Pukhaev announced the need to recognize the status of Ossetian volunteers taking part in the special operation in the Donbass. Pukhaev is on a working trip to Donetsk, where he will meet with the South Ossetian servicemen and volunteers, as well as the military leadership of the DPR.

The action "Fire of Memory - 2022" will be held in South Ossetia on the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This was reported to the “Res” news agency by Minister of Culture of the Republic Zhanna Zasseeva.