Выборы президента РЮО - 2022

Observers from the Russian Federation did not reveal violations during voting at the polling stations during the presidential elections in South Ossetia, the turnout was high - more than 80%, said Anton Lopatin, a member of the Russian Central Election Commission, who had taken part in observing the elections of the head of the Republic on April 10.

The incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, thanked all the residents of South Ossetia for their activity during the elections on Sunday.

The CEC of South Ossetia hopes to process all the protocols on the results of the presidential elections within Monday and official results can be published on Tuesday, said Marina Tskhovrebova, a member of the Republic's CEC.

"We are hoping very much that the processing will be complete within a day," said Marina Tskhovrebova, a member of the CEC.

According to her, "tomorrow, presumably, there may already be an official publication of the voting results in the media."

The presidential elections in South Ossetia were held to the highest score on a five-point scale of assessments, and from the point of view of observing democratic principles and voter activity, as well as political culture, no violations were revealed, said Sergei Tsekov, a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, who is taking part in monitoring the presidential elections in the Republic.

The presidential elections in South Ossetia were held in accordance with the country's Constitution, no one questions them, Vice Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Konstantin Kosachev told reporters.

"There is no doubt that the elections were held in accordance with the Constitution, the current legislation. And if I'm not mistaken, at this stage no one questions the current voting procedure - preparation for the elections, their organization," Kosachev said.

Citizens of South Ossetia are facing a difficult choice, as two worthy candidates entered the second round of the presidential elections - the incumbent head of the Republic, Anatoly Bibilov, and the leader of the Nykhas political party, Alan Gagloev.

This opinion was expressed on Monday by the first Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Viktor Vodolatsky.

The incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, after processing 95% of the protocols, is inferior to the leader of the Nykhas party, Alan Gagloev, who won 10,705 votes (36.9%), according to the first official results of the CEC of the Republic, presented at the press center of the CEC on Monday morning.

The Austrian observer Patrick Poppel will tell Europe that South Ossetia is a country with all the institutions of statehood. He told reporters about this.

“I see that the state is indeed functioning normally, like the countries of Europe, Russia, etc. It is very important for Westerners and other countries that South Ossetia is a normal state, that the state structure and the electoral process work well here. It is very important for me that I know this, and I will be talking about it in Europe,” said Poppel.

No one doubts the legitimacy of the presidential elections in South Ossetia, we see with our own eyes how the process is going, - Leonel Enrique Parica, an observer from Venezuela, deputy head of the National Electoral Council of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, told reporters.

All 76 polling stations for the presidential elections in South Ossetia closed at 20.00, Kristina Avlokhova, secretary of the Republic's CEC, told the “Res” news agency.

On April 10, the current head of state Anatoly Bibilov, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alexander Pliev, leader of the Nykhas political party Alan Gagloev, deputy Garry Muldarov and former deputy Dmitry Tasoev are competing for the highest state post of the republic on April 10.

"All polling stations have been closed and counting votes has started," Avlokhova said.