The elections in South Ossetia comply with the international standards. This has been declared by a representative of the International Election Observation «CIS-EMO» Dekrok Olivier at a briefing of the CEC Information Centre of South Ossetia. He has stressed that one can talk about the high turnout of voters - by 10:00, according to him, more than 10% of voters visited the polls.
The Day before the presidential election in South Ossetia is declared the "day of silence." As reported to IA "Res" by the press service of the Central Election Committee, any campaigning, election advertising in the media and on television is prohibited on March 24.
The border with Georgia will be sealed at the time of the elections in South Ossetia.
As reported to IA "Res" by the law enforcement bodies, since Friday, March 23, all of the security forces in South Ossetia were transferred to the enhanced schedule of service until further notice.
More than 40 observers from the Russian Federation will monitor the elections in South Ossetia. As reported to IA "Res" by a representative of the Central Election Committee Christina Avlokhova, "more than 40 observers will arrive in the Republic on the invitation of the Central Election Committee, Parliament, the Presidential Administration of South Ossetia."
The Acting Speaker of the RSO Parliament Zurab Kokoev received a delegation of the Federation Council of Russia. The delegation has included Viktor Ozerov - Chairman of the RF Committee on Defense and Security Federation Council, Elias Bechelov - Member of the Federation Council of Russia, Konstantin Kopaev - Advisor to the Office of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Rashid Fayzukhanov - Advisor to the Office of International Relations of the Federation Council.
Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation has announced that due to the scheduled for March 25, 2012 re-run elections of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia and in accordance with the decision of the Central Election Committee, a polling station number 85 for the voting citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia, living or temporarily staying in Moscow will be opened in the Embassy.
The new high-tech equipment will be commissioned this summer in the Bagiata bottling plant. As IA "Res" has been informed by the Economic Development Minister of the RSO Alexei Khabalov, purchased in 2011 a new line for bottling mineral water is able to produce six thousand bottles per hour. "This line will be ten times more powerful than the present one. There is no room in the plant, so we decided to build a hangar. In the coming days representatives of the supplier from Melitopol will arrive in South Ossetia". According to Khabalov, for supplying the Russian market with the plant production the mineral water should be produced in glass bottles.
Acting President of South Ossetia Vadim Brovtsev considers as the "good sign" an appointment of Taimuraz Mamsurov a special envoy of the Russian President in South Ossetia.
"Two fraternal republics are linked historically. One nation is living in North and South Ossetia. I am convinced, that now, after the appointment of the head of the neighboring republic Taimuraz Mamsurov as the special envoy of the Russian President, good links between our country and Russia will be more strengthened. This is a good sign,"- told Brovtsev.
Ministry of Economic Development of South Ossetia plans to start reconstruction of the mine in the town of Kvajsa in Dzausky district of South Ossetia. As reported to IA "Res" by the Economic Development Minister of the Republic Alexei Khabalov, at the initial stage of the reconstruction it is planned to assess the resources of the mine with the assistance of the Russian experts.
The Supreme Court of South Ossetia confirmed the CEC decision on rejecting the registration of Sergei Bitiev as a presidential candidate of South Ossetia.
