Выборы президента РЮО - 2011

Russia holds an interest in the effective leadership of South Ossetia, said the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the meeting in Vladikavkaz with the candidate for president of South Ossetia, the head of the Emergency Ministry Anatoly Bibilov. "We hold interest in the effective leadership of the Republic that will help the citizens, which will address the most important problems - Medvedev has underlined. – What about the Russian Federation, of course, we will pursue the same policy - both financially and ensuring the security of the Republic within the framework of the concluded agreements, "- he has added. The Russian president called Bibilov "the man, known not only in our republic," which "has been actively working with our guys, solving very complex tasks."

President of the Russian Federation met in Vladikavkaz with a candidate for President of South Ossetia, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov.
As reported to IA "Res" at the presidential press service and the government of South Ossetia, the meeting was held during the visit of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to the capital of North Ossetia - Alania. President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev has met in Vladikavkaz with the officers of the Southern Military Region and the public representatives.

The Central Election Committee of South Ossetia has announced today the final results of counting of votes both in the presidential elections of South Ossetia and the referendum on the status of the Russian language. "According to final results of the votes counting Anatoly Bibilov and Alla Dzhioeva gained a majority of votes in the first round of the presidential elections.

The first round of the presidential election has been completed. The EU, NATO and PACE, as usual, declared they had not recognized its results. I would like to remind them that South Ossetia is the recognized state and the most important thing for the people is that the elections were held in accordance with the international standards. In spite of numerous statements and accusations, the principle of democratic change of power through the elections is retained in South Ossetia. As it is known, in contrast to many internationally recognized countries, which feel very comfortable in the UN and other international organizations, the power in South Ossetia is not replaced by coups and revolutions, but exclusively in accordance with Law. So it was in 1993, in 2001 and in 2011. The elections and the pre-election campaign have been held without any significant violations.

The former candidate for Presidency of South Ossetia Vladimir Kelekhsaev is going to support Alla Dzhioeva in the second round of the presidential election. «I hope that Alla Dzhioeva will win the second round of presidential election of South Ossetia. I am going to join Alla Dzhioeva, because, first, she is in opposition, secondly, I completely support her», - Kelekhsaev has declared the correspondent of IA "RES". Concerning the voting results, the ex-candidate has noticed that he expected more support of voters.

According to the Chairman of the Central Electoral Committee of South Ossetia, preliminary results of the counting of votes in the presidential elections and the referendum indicate that according to 78 polling stations this hour from 86 candidates no one has collected 50 % votes and the second round of presidential elections in the Republic of South Ossetia – is inevitable.
The votes were divided as follows:
Anatoly Bibilov (the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations) - 23, 8 %;
Alla Dzhioeva (ex-Minister of Education) - 24, 6 %;
Alan Kotaev (the Deputy Mayor of Tskhinval) - 8, 3 %;

I doubt whether someone than people of Israel would realize better and fall in love with those people who struggle for their independence and have proved in practice the ability to face the history calls in full with dignity. It has been declared by a member of the international organization on supervision over the elections CIS-EMO from Israel Eskin Avigdor at the informational centre «Presidential elections and a referendum - 2011». According to him the people of South Ossetia have won in the battlefield and are worthy to live in peace and even in something to be an example for others. «What we have seen today- is the harmonious process of elections. There is no doubt that these elections corresponded to all parameters accepted all over the world», - he has underlined.

Any facts of falsification and irregularities have not been fixed during the election process in South Ossetia. It has been declared the journalists by the representative of the Russian fund of free elections, the Vice-President of the Peace and Harmony Federation at the briefing of the Central Election Committee informational centre, Professor Gennady Mikhajlov. According to him, only irregularities on technical reasons, which cannot affect the voting results, have taken place. «We were working in two districts of the Republic-Tskhinvalskiy and Znaurskiy, where we managed to visit nine polling stations.

On Monday the Chairman of the Central Election Committee of South Ossetia Bella Plieva has announced the official preliminary results of voting in the presidential elections of South Ossetia and the referendum about the status of the Russian language held on Sunday, November, 13.The head of the Central Election Committee has underlined that the work was not stopping all night long. The presence of voters at the elections has made up 67, 05 %. At present the Central Election Committee has processed 98, 84 % of ballots. «The first round of the presidential election has not revealed the winner. No any candidate has collected 50 % votes», - has underlined the Chairman of the Central Election Committee.

Today, on November 12 a "day of silence" has been announced in South Ossetia in order that the voters could easily decide their choice. As the correspondent of IA "Res" has been informed at the Central Election Committee (CEC) of South Ossetia, the republic is ready for the presidential elections. "According to the law November 12, -the day before the election, - has been declared a ''day of silence''.