November 23 – is one of the most important holidays in the Republic of South Ossetia - St. George's Day ("Dzhiuaerguba"). In the Ossetian calendar November is called the "Dzhiuaerguba month." But this day has one more meaning for the Ossetian people. On this day 23 years ago started the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia considers ignorant the statement of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Nino Kalandadze that with signing of documents in connection with membership in the WTO, Russia disavowed and rejected the concluded agreements with the authorities of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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.
At the next round of discussions on security and stability in the Caucasus, which will be held on December 14 in Geneva, South Ossetia is going to obtain signing of the document on non-use of force. It has been declared by the presidential envoy of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Boris Chochiev during the meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions in Tskhinval. The delegation has included representatives of the international organizations: EU, OSCE and UN.
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 %;
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''.
Presidential candidates of South Ossetia Eduard Gabaraev and Alan Kochiev have withdrawn their candidacy from the presidential elections. It has been declared by the candidates during the debates on the TV channel "IR. "Eduard Gabaraev has removed his candidacy in favor of Georgy Kabisov.
During the evening debates on TV channel "IR" the presidential candidates of South Ossetia Inal Bazzaev and Igor Alborov have declared about their decision to renounce participation in contest for the presidency in favor of the candidates Georgy Kabisov and Alan Kotaev respectively. According to Bazzaev Inal, his ideas and plans completely coincide with the ideas and plans of the presidential candidate Georgy Kabisov; so "in connection with this fact I am going to withdraw my candidacy and I am addressing to my voters to support the candidacy of Georgy Kabisov." "Other presidential candidates, whom I also respect have addressed to me, but I have decided to vote for Georgy Kabisov, because he is a man of word who does not give empty promises," – Bazzaev has underlined.
