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S. Ossetia Opposition Leader Sets up Party
12:23 10/04/2012 TSKHINVALI, April 10 (RIA Novosti)
Alla Dzhioyeva, a candidate in the disputed first round of South Ossetia's elections last year, said she was setting up a new opposition party on Tuesday after she was banned from running in the second round on Sunday, which was won by former KGB chief Leonid Tibilov.
South Ossetia Elects ex-KGB Head as New President
18:35 09/04/2012 TSKHINVALI, April 9 (RIA Novosti)
Former South Ossetian KGB head Leonid Tibilov has been elected new president of the breakaway republic in a vote condemned by Georgia and welcomed by Russian lawmakers.
Georgia Slams South Ossetia Elections
13:33 09/04/2012 TBILISI, April 9 (RIA Novosti)
Georgia sharply criticized on Monday presidential elections held in the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, which were won by a pro-Russian, former KGB head.
Tibilov Wins South Ossetia Election with 52% Vote
10:11 09/04/2012 TSKHINVALI, April 9 (RIA Novosti)
Former South Ossetian KGB head Leonid Tibilov has won the presidential election in the breakaway republic with 54.12 percent of the ballot with all votes finally counted, an election committee source told RIA Novosti.
Supporters Congratulate Tibilov on S.Ossetia Vote Win
02:21 09/04/2012 TSKHINVALI, April 9 (RIA Novosti)
Supporters of Leonid Tibilov, the former head of South Ossetia’s KGB (State Security Committee), gathered in Tskhinvali’s central square to congratulate him on winning Sunday’s presidential runoff election
Ex-KGB Boss Wins S. Ossetian Vote
23:18 08/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 8 (RIA Novosti)
Leonid Tibilov, the former head of South Ossetia’s KGB, carried the runoff presidential vote in the republic on Sunday with 54 percent of the ballots, his rival's campaign staff said.
South Ossetia Begins 2nd Round of Presidential Election
07:51 08/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 8 (RIA Novosti)
Former Georgian republic of South Ossetia holds on Sunday the second round of presidential elections.
S. Ossetia Heads For Second Round of Presidential Polls
05:03 07/04/2012 TSKHINVALI, April 7 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia entered on Saturday into the so-called ‘day of silence,’ when any form of election propaganda is prohibited, prior to the second round of presidential elections on April 8.
EU, U.S. Refuse to Recognize Elections in South Ossetia
22:57 26/03/2012 BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, March 26 (RIA Novosti)
Both the European Union and the United States refuse to recognize as legitimate Sunday's presidential elections in South Ossetia, the EU and U.S. said in separate statements on Monday.
Second Round Vote Planned for S. Ossetia Presidential Elecitons
11:30 26/03/2012 TSKHINVALI, March 26 (RIA Novosti)
Ex-chair of State Defense Committee of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov is leading the regions presidential elections with 42.48 percent of the vote, falling short of the 50% cut off for a first round win, human rights ombudsmen David Sanakoyev won 24.58 percent, said Central Electoral Commission Chief Bella Plieva on Monday adding that 100 percent of the ballots have been counted.
Defense Committee Ex-Chair Leads S. Ossetia Presidential Polls
23:15 25/03/2012 TSKHINVALI, March 25 (RIA Novosti)
According to preliminary data, ex-chair of State Defense Committee Leonid Tibilov is leading the South Ossetia presidential elections with 41.94 percent of the vote, Central Electoral Commission Chief Bella Plieva said on late Sunday.
Residents of South Ossetia Vote in Presidential Election
16:24 25/03/2012 TSKHINVALI, March 25 (RIA Novosti)
Presidential elections in South Ossetia saw the turnout beat 50%, making the polls in the Georgian breakaway republic valid, an election official said on Sunday.
S.Ossetia voter arrested for seizing voting slips
14:51 25/03/2012 TSKHINVALI, March 25 (RIA Novosti)
A court in South Ossetia sentenced a voter to 15 days in custody for trying to seize 11 ballot papers during Sunday’s presidential elections in the former Georgian republic.
S. Ossetia Observes ‘Day of Silence’ Ahead of Elections
01:39 24/03/2012 TSKHINVALI, March 24 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia entered on Saturday into the so-called ‘day of silence,’ prior to March 25 presidential elections, when any form of election propaganda is prohibited.
S. Ossetian Opposition Leader Transferred to Regular Ward
13:10 13/02/2012 TSKHINVALI, February 13 (RIA Novosti)
Former presidential candidate of South Ossetia and opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva was transferred on Monday from an emergency ward of a regional hospital to a regular ward, the chief doctor of the regional hospital Mairbek Kokoyev said.
Hospitalized S.Ossetian Leader Regains Consciousness
17:57 10/02/2012 TSKHINVALI, February 10 (RIA Novosti)
Controversial South Ossetian opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva, who reportedly suffered a stroke after being detained on Thursday, has regained consciousness and is in moderately grave condition, Mairbek Kokoyev, the chief doctor of the regional hospital, said on Friday.
Hospitalized S.Ossetian Leader Suspected of Coup Attempt
02:23 10/02/2012 TSKHINVALI, February 10 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva, who suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized during police questioning late on Thursday, is suspected of a 2011 coup attempt, the republic’s major case investigator Alan Pliyev said on Friday.
S.Ossetian Opposition Leader Alla Dzhioyeva Hospitalized
23:00 09/02/2012 TSKHINVALI, February 9 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva was hospitalized on Thursday after law enforcers tried to take her into custody for questioning, the former Georgian republic’s deputy prosecutor general, Georgy Kabulov, said.
S.Ossetian Opposition Leader Hospitalized - Prosecutors
20:46 09/02/2012 TSKHINVALI, February 9 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva was hospitalized after law enforcers tried to take her into custody for questioning, the former Georgian republic’s deputy prosecutor general, Georgy Kabulov, said on Thursday.
Bibilov Quits South Ossetia Poll
12:09 06/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 6 (RIA Novosti)
Anatoly Bibilov, Russia’s favored candidate in last year’s annulled presidential polls in the Georgian breakaway territory of South Ossetia, announced on Monday he would not take part in a new vote next month.
S. Ossetia's Alla Dzhioyeva Urges Rejection of New Vote
12:33 03/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 3 (RIA Novosti)
Alla Dzhioyeva, the self-declared leader of the Georgian breakaway territory of South Ossetia, on Friday called on candidates in next month’s presidential elections to ignore the vote.
South Ossetia Opposition Leader Sets Inauguration Date
10:32 29/01/2012 TSKHINVALI, January 29 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva told RIA Novosti on Sunday she had scheduled her inauguration as president of the former Georgian republic for February 10.
S.Ossetia’s Dzhioyeva Defies Upcoming Presidential Polls
16:07 21/01/2012 TSKHINVALI, January 21 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva, who won the November 27 presidential runoff which was later annulled by the Supreme Court, said on Saturday that she would not participate in the “illegitimate” presidential polls on March 25, RIA Novosti reported.
S. Ossetia Opposition Leader Urges Acting Head to Transfer Power
14:22 18/01/2012 TSKHINVALI, January 18 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva has urged acting president Vadim Brovtsev to hand power over to her, a statement issued by Dzhioyeva’s press service said on Wednesday.
S. Ossetian Parliament votes against dismissal of Supreme Court Chairman, Prosecutor General
14:11 14/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 14 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian Parliament voted against the dismissal of Supreme Court Chairman Atsamaz Bichenov and Prosecutor General Taimuraz Khugayev on Wednesday.
S.Ossetian opposition leader asks her supporters to end protests
17:13 11/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 11 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva asked her supporters on Sunday to stop demonstrations on the main square of the republic's capital, Tskhinvali, under a deal reached with the incumbent authorities.
S.Ossetian opposition accuses authorities of Friday's accord breach
01:20 11/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 11 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva accused the incumbent authorities of breaking the deal with the opposition a day after it was reached.
S. Ossetian President Kokoity steps down
18:57 10/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 10 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity, who has led the breakaway republic since 2001, announced his resignation today under a deal reached with the opposition on Friday.
S. Ossetian officials resign under deal with opposition
17:34 10/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 10 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia's Supreme Court chairman and the breakaway republic's prosecutor general are resigning as part of a deal with the opposition, acting parliamentary speaker Zurab Kokoyev told RIA Novosti on Saturday.
Sides reach compromise to end S. Ossetia political crisis – source
00:49 10/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 10 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity has agreed to step down as part of a compromise agreement with opposition leader and former presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva
South Ossetian president dismisses ‘unpopular’ officials
21:43 07/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 7 (RIA Novosti)
Outgoing South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity on Wednesday dismissed a number of high-ranking officials, the presidential and governmental press service reported.
Court rejects Dzhioyeva’s appeal against canceled runoff results
12:04 06/12/2011 TSKHIVALI, December 6 (RIA Novosti)
The Supreme Court of South Ossetia quashed the appeal of opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva against the annulment of the November 27 runoff results, prompting the former candidate to consider seeking a political asylum.
Grenade launcher fired at apartment of S.Ossetian prosecutor general
07:41 06/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 6 (RIA Novosti)
Unknown assailants fired a shot from a grenade launcher at the apartment of South Ossetian Prosecutor General Taimuraz Khugayev early on Tuesday in what the country's leader described as a "provocation."
S. Ossetia opposition demands replacement of Russian intermediary
22:12 05/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia former presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva refused on Monday to continue talks with a Russian official acting as the mediator between the South Ossetian opposition and the authorities in the breakaway republic.
South Ossetians must decide their fate by themselves – Medvedev
17:48 05/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on the South Ossetian authorities and opposition on Monday to find a way to resolve the current political crisis through internal dialogue.
S.Ossetian talks with Russia on presidential election results end in failure
23:30 04/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 4 (RIA Novosti)
Talks between supporters of South Ossetian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva and Russian Presidential Administration head Sergie Vinokurov, acting as the mediator between the South Ossetian opposition and official Tskhinvali, have failed, Dzhioyeva supporter Alan Pliyev told journalists on Sunday.
S. Ossetian ex-presidential candidate says protests to continue 'till victory'
15:20 04/12/2011 TSKHINVAL, December 4 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva urged her supporters at a rally in the capital of the former Georgian republic on Sunday to continue protests 'till they win.'
S.Ossetia protesters refuse to leave square for Duma polls
21:59 03/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 3 (RIA Novosti)
Thousands of opposition protesters in the partly recognized South Ossetian republic have refused to leave the square to cast their votes in the Russian parliamentary elections due on Sunday.
Opposition wants to 'inaugurate' S. Ossetia self-proclaimed leader
15:49 03/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 3 (RIA Novosti)
Supporters of Alla Dzhioyeva who claims to have won South Ossetia's recent runoff presidential elections want to inaugurate the politician as president on December 10, spokesman for Dzhioyeva's staff said on Saturday.
Backers of S. Ossetia self-proclaimed president demand incumbent leader's resignation
13:56 03/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 3 (RIA Novosti)
Supporters of former presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia on Saturday demanded incumbet leader Edurd Kokoity's immediate resignation.
Election protest lasts several days in Tskhinval
19:24 02/12/2011
The supporters of former South Ossetian presidential candidate, Alla Dzhioyeva, have remained in front of the Government House for the past few days. This RIA Novosti video footage shows the post-election situation in Tskhinval.
S.Ossetian president: no clampdown on opposition
15:55 02/12/2011 TSKHINVAL, December 2 (RIA Novosti)
President Eduard Kokoity of the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia said on Friday there would be no crackdown on opposition rallies led by former presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva.
Dzhioyeva supporters to seek parliament resignation
10:55 02/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 2 (RIA Novosti)
Supporters of former presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva in Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia said they would collect signatures to seek parliament’s resignation, a former defense minister said on Friday.
S.Ossetia opposition candidate Dzhioyeva says talks to continue
21:41 01/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 1 (RIA Novosti)
The opposition candidate in the South Ossetian presidential elections, Alla Dzhioyeva, who claims to have won the November 27 runoff vote that was later annulled, said on Thursday no agreement has been reached with the authorities.
Backers of S. Ossetia self-proclaimed president to rally in Tskhinvali
12:24 01/12/2011 TSKHINVALI, December 1 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia's former Education Minister Alla Dzhioyeva who claims to have won the November 27 runoff presidential elections said her supporters will on Thursday stage a rally in Tskhinvali.
S.Ossetian presidential candidate tells supporters to go home
03:22 01/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetian presidential election Alla Dzhioyeva, who claims to have won Sunday's runoff vote, has called on her supporters rallying in the main square of Tskhinvali to go home.
S.Ossetian presidential ex-candidate files complaint against Supreme Court ruling
19:55 30/11/2011 TSKHINVALI, November 30 (RIA Novosti)
An ex-candidate in the South Ossetian presidential elections, Alla Dzhioyeva, who claims to have won Sunday's runoff vote, has filed a complaint over the Supreme Court’s decision to annul the election results.
Spontaneous meeting in front of S.Ossetia electoral commission
19:15 30/11/2011
A spontaneous 1,000-people strong rally is continuing in front of the Central Electoral Committee’s building in Tskhinvali.
S. Ossetian president vows no concessions as shots ring out
16:20 30/11/2011 TSKHINVALI, November 30 (RIA Novosti)
The outgoing South Ossetian president said on Wednesday the country's authorities will make no electoral concessions as security services fired warning shots at supporters of self-declared president Alla Dzhioyeva.
Russia recognizes annulment of S.Ossetian elections
15:13 30/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 30 (RIA Novosti)
Russia has recognized the annulment of South Ossetian presidential elections, calling on all South Ossetian political powers to respect the Supreme Court’s decision, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its web site on Wednesday.
S. Ossetia: defiant Dzhioyeva declares herself president
09:44 30/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 30 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia’s former education minister, Alla Dzhioyeva, has declared herself president of the Moscow-backed breakaway republic in defiance of a court ruling that invalidated the results of a leadership poll there.
S. Ossetia Supreme Court annuls presidential elections
16:50 29/11/2011 TSKHINVALI, November 29 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday declared null and void the outcome of the November 27 runoff presidential elections because of violations, court spokesman Atsamaz Bichenov said.
S. Ossetia Supreme Court begins election review
14:20 29/11/2011 TSKHINVALI, November 29 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday began reviewing a complaint over violations during the November 27 runoff presidential elections.
Two candidates claim victory at S. Ossetia’s presidential elections
16:13 28/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 28 (RIA Novosti)
With official results of South Ossetia’s November 27 runoff presidential election yet to be announced, the two participants of the race on Monday both claimed victory, local media said.
South Ossetia votes in tense presidential election run-off
16:29 27/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 27 (RIA Novosti)
Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia region held a tightly contested presidential election run-ff on Sunday, after none of the candidates passed the 50-percent threshold needed for a first round victory.
U.S. says presidential elections in South Ossetia illegitimate
01:13 15/11/2011 WASHINGTON, November 15 (RIA Novosti)
U.S. Department of State Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said Sunday's presidential elections in Georgia's former republic of South Ossetia were illegitimate.
South Ossetia faces second round of presidential elections
12:20 14/11/2011 TSKHINVALI, November 14 (RIA Novosti)
The second round of presidential polls in South Ossetia will be contested by Emergency Minister Anatoly Bibilov and former Education Minister Alla Dzhioyeva, an election offical said on Monday.
South Ossetia president to be determined by runoff
04:28 14/11/2011 TSKHINVALI, November 14 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia’s presidential election will continue into the second round as none of the candidates has gained the required number of votes to win, the former Georgian republic’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Monday.
South Ossetia presidential vote heads for second round
20:22 13/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 13 (RIA Novosti)
South Ossetia’s presidential election is set for a second round run-off after exit polls showed no candidate would win more than 50 percent of the vote.
South Ossetia residents go to polls to elect new president
10:38 13/11/2011 TSKHINVALI, November 13 (RIA Novosti)
Residents of the former Georgian region of South Ossetia are going to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president.
South Ossetia limits entry ahead of presidential polls
11:50 04/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti)
The government of the Georgian breakaway republic of South Ossetia has restricted entry to the state ahead of the presidential elections on November 13, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Murat Dzhioyev said in an interview with Os Radio.
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