The incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, has scheduled a referendum on the unification of the Republic and Russia for July 17, 2022. The corresponding decree was published on Friday on the website of the head of South Ossetia.
“Guided by the historical desire of the people of the Republic of South Ossetia for reunification with Russia, in accordance with paragraph 16 of Article 50 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, I decide: to call a referendum of the Republic of South Ossetia on the question “Do you support the unification of the Republic of South Ossetia and Russia? (...),” the decree says.
The decree comes into force from the date of its signing.
