Elections in South Ossetia gives information on elections and election results in South Ossetia.
South Ossetia elects on national level a head of state - the President - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five term by the people. The Parliament of South Ossetia has 34 members, elected for a five-year term using party-list proportional representation. South Ossetia is a one party dominant state, with the Unity Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Latest elections[edit]
2012 Presidential elections[edit]
e • d Summary of the 25 March and 8 April 2012 South Ossetian presidential election results
| Presidential candidate |
Party |
1st round |
runoff |
| votes |
% |
votes |
% |
| Leonid Tibilov |
|
11,453 |
42.48 |
15,786 |
54.12 |
| David Sanakoyev |
|
6,627 |
24.58 |
12,439 |
42.65 |
| Dmitriy Medoyev |
|
6,415 |
23.79 |
| Stanislav Kochiyev |
Communist Party of South Ossetia |
1,417 |
5.26 |
| Against all |
216 |
0.80 |
279 |
0.96 |
| Invalid |
|
|
662 |
2.27 |
| Total number of votes cast |
|
100.00 |
29,166 |
100.00 |
| Turnout |
|
70.28 |
29,166 |
71.26 |
| Abstention |
|
29.72 |
11,763 |
28.74 |
| Total number of registered voters |
40,929 |
100.00 |
40,929 |
100.00 |
| Source: South Ossetian Electoral Commission 2 3 |
2009 Parliamentary elections[edit]
Electoral history[edit]
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