Выборы президента РЮО - 2011

The Central Election Committee of the RSO has accepted five more documents set from the initiative groups nominating the following candidates for the Presidency of the Republic: Merab Chigoev (the deputy of the RSO Parliament),Khokh Gagloev (a businessman), Akhsar Vaneev (a businessman), Alan Pliev (the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the RSO), the nominee of the party «Unity«, the Minister for Emergency Situations of the RSO Anatoly Bibilov.It has been noted that for today the Central Election Committee accepted documents from 21 initiative groups and two political parties.«Except the initiative group nominating Alan Pliev as the Presidentialcandidate,no one of the othershas been registered at the Central Election Committee.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has been elected as the Chairman of the party at the VIII congress of the Republican political party "Unity". Eduard Kokoity has been nominated for the party presidency by the Chairman of the Central Political Council of the Party Zurab Kokoev. According to Kokoev, changes and additions in the charter of the Party "Unity" have recently been confirmed: according to them the congress has established the Supreme Elective Office of the Chairman of the Party.

At the VIII congress of the ruling political party "Unity", the party member, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov has been confirmed as the single candidate for the Presidency at the forthcoming presidential elections in South Ossetia on November, 13.

Today, on September, 15, a session of the political party "Unity", presided by the chairman of the political party Zurab Kokoev, has been held in Tskhinval. As the IA RES has been informed at the «Unity» press-service, there was an item on the agenda: nomination for the presidency of South Ossetia at the forthcoming presidential election in November.

The Central Election Committee of the RSO has accepted documents set from the initiative groups nominating Georgy Kabisov (the chairman of the State Committee for information and mass communications of the RSO) and Soslan Tedeev (commanding officer) for the presidency.

Opinion. Diana Kozaeva, a journalist:

Every day the activity of citizens involved in the pre-election process in South Ossetia increases. 13 candidates for the Presidency have already been registered. No one can foresee their final quantity. These elections – is an important political examination for the people of South Ossetia, considering that we the first time conduct them in our recognized state.

13 initiative groups on presidential nomination of the Republic have submitted their documents to the Central Election Committee of South Ossetia. It has been reported to the news agency "Res" by the member of the Central Election Committee of the RSO Marina Tskhovrebova. According to her words, at present seven initiative groups on presidential nomination of the Republic have been registered at the Central Election Committee and now they have the right to gather 1000 signatures of citizens of the Republic. Packages of documents on registration of six more initiative groups are in a consideration stage in the Central Election Committee of the RSO.

Today the Central Election Committee of South Ossetia has accepted packages of documents on registration of the initiative group, nominating Alla Dzhioeva (ex-Minister for Education of the RSO) and Valery Tedeev (ex-Deputy Minister for Defence of South Ossetia) for presidential election of South Ossetia. It has been reported to the news agency "Res" by the member of the Central Election Committee of the RSO Marina Tskhovrebova. According to her words, at present seven initiative groups on presidential nomination of the Republic have been registered; they have the right to gather 1000 signatures of citizens of the Republic.

In Tskhinval the pre-election situation in South Ossetia was discussed at the meeting of the President of the RSO Eduard Kokoity with the Republican public. Having noticed that for today the situation in the Republic is quiet and stable, the head of the state, at the same time has warned those who try to strain the conditions and break the current legislation. «Election campaign always happens heavy, ambitious.

Today the new Central Election Committee of the Republic has started its work in South Ossetia. As the Chairman of the Central Election Committee Bella Plieva has informed the news agency "Res", the committee-men held their first session, where the Vice-Chairman and the Secretary were elected. Plieva has noticed that along with establishing the Central Election Committee the presidential election campaign also started in the Republic. The elections will take place in November, 2011 «We are ready to carry out both the presidential elections and the referendum in November.