Authorities in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia have scheduled a referendum on the territory’s accession to Russia on July 17.
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This has been confirmed by the outgoing president of South Ossetia, Anatoli Bibilov, who has explained that the decision has been made in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the separatist region and guided by the “historical desire” to “reunify” with Moscow.
In an official statement, the Government of the region has pointed out that on the day of the referendum, citizens will have to answer the question ‘Do you support the unification of the Republic of South Ossetia and Russia?’
Bibilov confirmed that the breakaway republic’s CEC had unanimously approved Russia’s accession and that the documents had been forwarded to the Supreme Court. “We await the court’s decision and very soon we will be able to fulfill our great dream,” he said.
The call for a referendum comes when the candidate for the presidency of South Ossetia and leader of the Nykhas party, Alan Gaglóyev, was elected president of the self-proclaimed republic by leading the vote count with 56.09% following processing 100% of the votes. election protocols.
According to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of the self-proclaimed republic, the votes of the second round were counted without setbacks.
“According to the voting results of the presidential election in the Republic of South Ossetia on May 8, 2022, Alan Eduardovich Gagloyev will be considered elected to the post of President of the Republic of South Ossetia,” the CEC said. .
According to the document, 16,134 citizens of the republic voted for Gagloyev, which represents 56.09% of the number of voters.
The current president Anatoly Bibilov, who unsuccessfully sought to be crowned in these elections to be re-elected, was supported by 11,767 people or 40.9% of the voters. 867 South Ossetian citizens or 3.01% of voters voted once morest all candidates.
According to the CEC, a total of 29,423 people participated in the second round of the presidential elections, with a turnout of 73.93%.
Moscow and South Ossetia have maintained a stable relationship since the Kremlin recognized their independence in 2008 following a Russian military intervention in Georgia.
