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2017 South Ossetian presidential election
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Turnout79.63%
 
Nominee Anatoly Bibilov Leonid Tibilov Alan Gagloev
Party United Ossetia Independent Independent
Popular vote 17,736 10,909 3,291
Percentage 54.80% 33.71% 10.17%
President before election

Leonid Tibilov
Independent

Elected President

Anatoly Bibilov
United Ossetia

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Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 April 2017 alongside a referendum on changing the official name of the state to "Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania", or "South Ossetia–Alania" for short. Incumbent President Leonid Tibilov ran for a second and final term in office, but was defeated by Anatoly Bibilov of the United Ossetia party.

Background

The date was set by Parliament on 18 January 2017.

Candidates

Disqualified candidates

  • Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia from 2001 until 2011. His candidacy was rejected due to the Central Electoral Commission finding that he did not meet the residency requirements; a candidate must live in South Ossetia for at least nine months of the year in the ten years preceding an election. The decision to disqualify Kokoity led to several protests in Tskhinvali, though the decision was not amended.
  • Amiran Bagayev, construction company owner
  • Alexander Pliyev, deputy speaker of Parliament for Unity of the People.
  • Ruslan Gagloyev, member of parliament, leader of Nykhaz
  • Garry Muldarov, member of parliament
  • Dmitry Tasoyev, former member of parliament

Opinion polls

Date Pollster Tibilov Bibilov Gagloev Against all Undecided
Independent United Ossetia Independent
9 April 2017 Election 33.7% 54.8% 10.2% 1.3% 0%
4 April 2017 South Ossetia Research Institute 40.7% 23.6% 19.9% – 15.8%

Results

The final result had Bibilov well out in front with 55% of the vote.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Anatoly BibilovUnited Ossetia17,73654.80
Leonid TibilovIndependent10,90933.71
Alan GagloevIndependent3,29110.17
Against all4291.33
Total32,365100.00
Valid votes32,36595.72
Invalid/blank votes1,4474.28
Total votes33,812100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,45979.63
Source: South Osetia

References

  1. Fuller, Liz (8 February 2017). "South Ossetia Referendum On Name Change Steers Clear Of Thornier Unification Issue". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ Civil Georgia (2017-01-18). "Tskhinvali Sets Date for Presidential Polls". Civil.ge. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  3. ^ Fuller, Liz (9 March 2017). "Former South Ossetian Leader To Appeal Election Ban". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. Urs Lenz, Oliver (2017-03-22). "Protests Erupt in South Ossetia as Former President Blocked from Running Again". Eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  5. ^ Widhiyanto, Fajar. "Ossetia Selatan Berniat Bergabung Kembali dengan Rusia". investor.id. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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