Parliament of South Ossetia
The Parliament of South Ossetia is the unicameral legislature of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia. The 34 members of parliament are elected using a mixed system of Party-list proportional representation (17) and single-member districts (17). South Ossetia has a multi-party system, and currently 5 political parties are represented in parliament and has 6 independent MPs elected through single-member districts. The parliament is headed by a speaker, who is elected from among the members. Since 15 september 2022 the speaker of parliament is Alan Alborov, one of the four deputees of the Nykhaz party of president Alan Gagloev, after Alan Tadtaev of United Ossetia was forced to resign.[1][2]
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Last election | 2019 |
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The parliament of South Ossetia meets in the capital Tskhinvali. The parliament building, built in 1937, was heavily damaged in the 2008 South Ossetia war.[3]
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Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 June 2019.[4]
The ruling United Ossetia party lost its majority in parliament. Only three other elected members guaranteed their support if United Ossetia was to form a government, leaving it one seat short of a majority.[5]
List of speakers
References
- "New Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia's criminal past". JAM News. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- "Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Alan Alborov invited to pay an official visit to the State Duma of Russia" (in Russian). RES agency. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- "Dozens of Unique Historical And Cultural Monuments Were Obliterated and Demolished On the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia". OSRadio. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- "Georgia's Breakaway South Ossetia Region Holds 'Elections' For Parliament". RFE/RL's Echo of the Caucasus. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- Ruling party loses majority in South Ossetian parliament OC Media, 12 June 2019
