2006 South Ossetian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in
observers from Germany, Austria, Poland, Sweden and other countries at 78 polling stations.[1] The election process was criticised by local civic society and the results were deemed likely to be inflated.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Eduard Kokoity | 51,150 | 98.06 |
| Leonid Tibilov | 476 | 0.91 |
| Inal Pukhayev | 194 | 0.37 |
| Oleg Gabodze | 175 | 0.34 |
| Against all | 168 | 0.32 |
| Total | 52,163 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 52,163 | 99.47 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 280 | 0.53 |
| Total votes | 52,443 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 55,163 | 95.07 |
| Source: Cominf | ||
Alternative elections and referendum
South Ossetian opposition politicians, some of whom had left Tskhinvali due to a conflict with the de facto president Eduard Kokoity, set up an alternative Central Election Commission and nominated their candidates for presidency:
Ludwig Chibirov. Voters were also to answer a question: "do you agree with the renewal of talks with Georgia on a federal union." The alternative elections and referendum were held in the villages with mixed Georgian-Ossetian population not controlled by the secessionist government. The Salvation Union of South Ossetia which organised the election turned down a request from a Georgian NGO, “Multinational Georgia”, to monitor it and the released results were also very likely to be inflated.[2]
References
- Georgia: South Ossetia Seeks To Contain Opposition Challenge, Radio Free Europe, 2006-11-10
- Staging ‘Alternative Choice’ for S.Ossetia, Online Magazine - Civil Georgia, November 7, 2006.
- South Ossetia to Elect Two Presidents, Kommersant, November 11, 2006.
- Georgia: South Ossetia Seeks To Contain Opposition Challenge, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, November 10, 2006.
- ^ S.Ossetia Says ‘International Observers’ Arrive to Monitor Polls Archived 2008-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Civil.ge, November 11, 2006
- ^ a b Georgia’s South Ossetia Conflict: Make Haste Slowly, Europe Report N°183, 7 June 2007
