Voting in the presidential elections in South Ossetia in the second round ended at 20:00, and the counting of votes began at the polling stations. At a number of polling stations, violations have been revealed, on which law enforcement agencies are investigating.
The election campaign in South Ossetia is an example for other countries, Vitaly Cheldiev, a representative of the delegation of the North Ossetia-Alania Parliament, said at the briefing at the CEC information center.
The total turnout of voters in South Ossetia, who took part in the voting for the presidential elections in the Republic, by 14.00 was 40.4 percent, the head of the CEC of the Republic of South Ossetia, Emilia Gagieva, told the “Res” news agency.
"40.4 percent of the voters included in the voting lists took part in the second round of the elections, the required 30 percent threshold has been exceeded, respectively, the elections are considered successful," she has specified.
In South Ossetia on Sunday, at 8 am, polling stations opened, the presidential elections have started. As the CEC secretary Kristina Avlokhova told the “Res” news agency, “the activity of voters is being observed at the polling stations, according to the information coming from the remote villages polling stations, the voting process there began without excesses.”
Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia is serving in an enhanced version. All polling stations of the Republic are under protection.
President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has met with a delegation of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation headed by Sergei Tsekov, member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, who arrived in the Republic as international observers for the presidential election on May 8.
First of all, Anatoly Bibilov congratulated the members of the delegation on the upcoming Victory Day, after which he discussed with the guests the electoral procedure in South Ossetia.
President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has met with a delegation of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, which arrived in the Republic as international observers for the presidential elections on May 8, the press service of the head of state reports.
A ban on election campaigning before the presidential elections on May 8 came into force in South Ossetia on Saturday.
According to the electoral legislation of the Republic, on May 7 at 00.00 the term for election campaigning, allotted by law, expired, this applies to television and radio broadcasts, all print media, posting leaflets and hanging banners, as well as meetings of candidates with voters. During the period of the pre-election campaign before the re-run of presidential elections, three rounds of debates took place between the candidates on local television.
The highest military state award, the Order of "Uatsamonga" in South Ossetia, was posthumously awarded to serviceman Alim Lokhov, who had perished during the special operation in Ukraine. He was buried on Friday with military honors in his family village of Khetagurovo.
The decree on awarding (posthumously) Alim Lokhov with the "Order of Huatsamong" for courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty was signed by President Anatoly Bibilov.
Polling stations for voting in the presidential elections in South Ossetia are ready to open, the CEC secretary Kristina Avlokhova told the “Res” news agency.
“To organize voting for the citizens of our Republic on May 8, at 8 am, 76 polling stations will be opened in South Ossetia, Moscow, Sukhum and Vladikavkaz, a total of 40,000 ballots have been printed,” Avlokhova said.
Minister of Health and Social Development of South Ossetia, Soslan Naniev, has visited the wounded who took part in the special military operation, who are being treated at the clinics of the CM. Kirov Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg.
"The condition of the wounded is satisfactory, some are preparing for rehabilitation in specialized military medical organizations," the press service of the Ministry of Health noted.
According to department, the wounded, are provided with everything necessary.