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Alan Gagloyev

President’s Nykhas party wins South Ossetia parliamentary election

by OC Media

•4 min read

President Alan Gagloyev’s Nykhas party has won parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, securing at least 13 seats in the 34-seat parliament. According to the South Ossetian authorities, almost 22,000 people in South Ossetia went to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for the legislature, according to official figures. According to official results published on Monday, former president Anatoli Bibilov’s United Ossetia party came on top in the national vote, winning 31.5%, just ahead of Nyk

Alan Gagloyev

South Ossetia cancels referendum on joining Russia

by Robin Fabbro

•2 min read

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloyev has signed a decree suspending a planned referendum on the annexation of South Ossetia by Russia, South Ossetian state-news agency RES has reported. According to RES, Gagloyev’s decree cited ‘the inadmissibility of a unilateral decision of a referendum on issues affecting the legitimate rights and interests of the Russian Federation’. The referendum was called by then–President Anatoly Bibilov on 13 May, just days after he was defeated by Gagloyev in th

Outgoing President Anatoly Bibilov released a photo of himself signing the decree on annexation on 13 May.

Alan Gagloyev

South Ossetia to hold Russian annexation referendum on 17 July

by Robin Fabbro

•2 min read

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov has signed a decree ordering a referendum on the annexation of South Ossetia by Russia on 17 July. In a message on Telegram earlier on Friday evening, the outgoing president said that ‘very soon, our big dream will come true!’ ‘Russia and South Ossetia are connected by a common history’, he wrote. ‘It’s not just a partnership or friendship, rather, it is a trusting relationship between two brothers, where the older brother will always understand and s

Alan Gagloyev

Opposition leader wins South Ossetia presidential election

by Shota Kincha

•4 min read

Alan Gagloyev, chair of the opposition Nykhas party and former intelligence officer, has defeated incumbent President Anatoly Bibilov in South Ossetia’s presidential elections. The second round of the presidential elections was held on Sunday. The Central Election Commission counted 97% of the votes so far — the incumbent president received 43% and Alan Gagloyev 54%. Alan Gagloyev, 41-years-old, has led Nykhas since 2020. The party holds four out of 35 seats in the South Ossetian Parliament.

Alan Gagloyev

Opposition leader wins first round in South Ossetia presidential poll

by OC Media

•4 min read

The leader of the opposition Nykhas Party, Alan Gagloyev, has come first in the first round of South Ossetia’s presidential election, surpassing the vote count of incumbent president Anatoly Bibilov. On Sunday night, state-run news agency RES reported that with 95% of ballots counted, Gagloyev had received 37% of votes (10,705) while Bibilov trailed on 33% (9,706), citing the Central Election Commission (CEC). A run-off between the two is expected to be held on 24 April. In the early h

Anatoly Bibilov

South Ossetia to ‘take legal steps’ towards annexation by Russia

by OC Media

•2 min read

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov has said he will take legal steps in the near future towards annexation into the Russian Federation, vowing to unite South Ossetia with Russia ‘in one country’. His statement came as Bibilov is fighting an election campaign in South Ossetia, and on the background of the involvement of the local soldiers in Russia’s military attack on Ukraine. Bibilov began a special video address on Wednesday by arguing that Russia, and the ‘Russian world’, defended

David Sanakoyev (parliamentrso.org) and Ibragim Gassyeyev (RES)

Anatoly Bibilov

Key rivals of South Ossetia’s Bibilov barred from running for president

by OC Media

•2 min read

South Ossetia’s presidential race formally kicked off on Wednesday in scandal, with the electoral authorities refusing to register two key opposition contenders who wished to challenge incumbent president Anatoly Bibilov. On Wednesday the Central Election Commission (CEC) registered five presidential contenders: Bibilov, Vice-Speaker of parliament Aleksandr Pliyev, chair of the opposition Nykhas party Alan Gagloyev, MP Garri Muldarov, and former MP Dmitriy Tasoyev. South Ossetian presidentia