The delegation from South Ossetia arrived in Nicaragua to participate in the presidential and legislative elections as observers. As reported to IA Res by the head of the RSO Parliamentary Committee on Legislation, Legality and Local Self-Government Alan Gabatta, who is a member of the delegation, , the election processes in the friendly republic will begin on Sunday.
"Today we took part in a meeting of the electoral council, where a number of organizational issues were discussed. It was noted that a total of 1106 polling stations will be opened for voting on Sunday. Our delegation, in turn, will be involved in the elections as observers," Gabatty said ...
The presidential elections in Nicaragua, which are held every five years, will be held on November 7, in which more than ten political parties will participate. The ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front on August 2 approved President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, as a pair of their candidates.
Nicaragua recognized the independence of South Ossetia in 2008, two weeks after a similar decision by Russia. Subsequently, the independence of the republic was also recognized by Venezuela, Nauru and Syria.
South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov paid an official visit to Nicaragua in July 2019. At the same time, with the Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, they discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, exchanged views on a wide range of issues.
