2009 South Ossetian parliamentary election

none 2009 South Ossetian parliamentary election South Ossetia 2004 2014 31 May 2009 34 seats in the Parliament 18 no Unity Party (South Ossetia) Aslanbek Bulatsev 47.53 17 20 People's Party of South Ossetia Kazimir Pliyev 23.14 9 HIKP #CA0808 Stanislav Kochiev 22.80 8 Prime Minister Aslanbek Bulatsev Unity Party (South Ossetia) Aslanbek Bulatsev Unity Party (South Ossetia) Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 31 May 2009. The result was a victory for the ruling Unity Party, which won seventeen of the 34 seats. Two opposition parties were not permitted to run out of concern that they might not be loyal to President Eduard Kokoity.Postimees 31 May 2009 11:17 citing AFP, Interfax and BNS: Lõuna-Osseetia valib kohalikku parlamentiRadio Netherlands Worldwide 1 June 2009 06:55Z–16:34Z: South Ossetia's Kokoity wins flawed pollMay 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Under laws of Georgia, the elections were illegal. The European Union,Telegraph 1 June 2009 11:30 BST: Russia ally strengthens grip on South OssetiaPostimees 1 June 2009 11:41: EL: Lõuna-Osseetia valimised on kehtetudB92 1 June 2009 12:34: EU sees S. Ossetia elections as "illegitimate" https://web.archive.org/web/20090606151411/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2009&mm=06&dd=01&nav_id=59528 2009-06-06 the United States,Georgia: "Parliamentary Elections" in South Ossetia (June 1, 2009) https://web.archive.org/web/20090607003243/http://georgia.usembassy.gov/official-statements-20010/georgia-parliamentary-elections-in-south-ossetia-june-1-2009.html June 7, 2009 . The US Embassy in Georgia. June 1, 2009 and NATONATO Doesn’t Recognize South Ossetia Elections. Sofia News Agency. June 2, 2009 have issued statements saying these organisations consider the elections illegal, and have rejected their results. Background The Republic of South Ossetia has a population of about 70,000. It has had de facto independence from central Georgian rule since the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War. After the August 2008 South Ossetia war, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia, followed by Nicaragua. Other countries, including Georgia, consider South Ossetia part of Georgia's constitutional territory.https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0IH20090531 Rebel Georgian region holds election, tension builds 2009-05-31 Reuters 2009-06-02 Campaign thumb|President Eduard Kokoity voting in the 2009 parliamentary elections Four parties were contesting for 34 seats in the Parliament of South Ossetia. According to the central election commission, 45,000 people were registered to vote on Sunday.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8075821.stm Disputed South Ossetia holds poll 2009-05-31 BBC News 2009-05-31 This was the first South Ossetian election since the republic obtained its limited international recognition in 2008.April 2023 About 100 Russian and international reporters arrived in South Ossetia to cover the event.http://www.interfax.com/3/496017/news.aspx S.Ossetia polls to be observed by 50 monitors, 100 reporters - electioncommission 2009-05-27 Interfax 2009-05-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090606153804/http://www.interfax.com/3/496017/news.aspx June 6, 2009 Voters were able to cast ballots at 95 polling stations, 88 in South Ossetia and 7 in Russia (6 of them opened in North Ossetia and 1 in Moscow). No other overseas polling stations were open. Press-Release on RSO Parliament Election RES News Agency http://cominf.org/en/node/1166479994 2009-05-25 2009-05-30 Structure The election was conducted using the party-list proportional representation system with a 7% election threshold. For South Ossetian authorities to consider the election valid, the voter turnout would have been at least 50% + 1 vote, and at least two parties would have acquired securing seats in the parliament. If these criteria hadn't been fulfilled, the South Ossetian legislation provided for a repeat election in four months.ru:В Южной Осетии началось голосование на выборах в парламент lenta.ru http://lenta.ru/news/2009/05/31/vote/ 2009-05-31 2009-05-31 ru Parties The following parties participated in the election: Elections as a demonstration of independence Georgia Times http://www.georgiatimes.info/?lang=en&area=articleItem&id=9052&path=articles 2009-03-17 2009-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090606132520/http://www.georgiatimes.info/?lang=en&area=articleItem&id=9052&path=articles 2009-06-06 dead Unity Party Communist Party of South Ossetia People's Party of South Ossetia Fatherland Socialist Party The Unity Party is the ruling party in the current parliament.April 2023 According to Reuters, Unity, Communists, and the People's party support the current President Eduard Kokoity, while the Fatherland Socialist Party opposes him.https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0IH20090531 Rebel S. Ossetia votes in post-war test for ruler 2009-05-31 Reuters 2009-05-31 Two opposition parties were barred from running. Opinion polls DateInstituteUnityCommunistPeople'sFSPAgainst allUndecided 31 March 2009 IA "Res" 22% 32% 16% 22% 8% n/a 21 April 2009 IA "Res" 19% 29% 14% 19% 19% n/a 26 April–15 May 2009 IA "Res" 31.6% 12.8% 7.0% 7.2% 19.0% 22.0% Results As of 10:00 UTC, 59.88% of registered voters had cast their votes, crossing the electoral threshold of 50% plus one vote. The South Ossetian election commission has thus declared the elections valid.April 2023 According to the preliminary results, the Unity Party has obtained the most votes with 46.38% of the vote, followed by People's Party with 22.58% and the Communists with 22.25%, thus securing 17, 9 and 8 parliament seats respectively, while the Fatherland Socialist Party fell just short of passing the 7% threshold with only 6.37%.ru:Явка на выборах депутатов Парламента Республики Южная Осетия составила 81,93%. В Парламент прошли три политические партии RES News Agency http://cominf.org/node/1166480145 2009-06-01 2009-06-01 ru The official results were expected by June 7. According to the final results, the Unity Party won 17 seats with 21,246 votes, the People's Party won nine seats with 10,345 votes and the Communist Party won eight seats with 10,194 votes. File:South Ossetia Parliament 2009.svg Unity Party 21246 17 People's Party of South Ossetia 10345 9 Communist Party of South Ossetia 10194 8 Fatherland Socialist Party 2918 0 1110 55980 Cominf Reaction International observers Group of 11 observers, representing Italy, Germany, Poland, and Russia noted the election was held 'complying with common democratic standards.http://www.georgiatimes.info/news/13807.html The EU president Czech Republic regards the parliamentary elections i… https://archive.today/20120803043026/http://www.georgiatimes.info/news/13807.html 3 August 2012 dead Italian Communist and Russophile MEP Giulietto Chiesa commented:http://moscownews.ru/news/20090604/55379020.html The week in review - South Ossetia elections denounced by West NEWS The Moscow News 2009-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110822122217/http://moscownews.ru/news/20090604/55379020.html 2011-08-22 dead These elections were a model of democracy. The EU refused to accept either the legality of the election or its results. NATO The Secretary-General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the alliance did not recognize the elections and reiterated "its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders". Georgia dismissed the election as illegitimate. Temur Iakobashvili, the State Minister for Reintegration commented:What they in South Ossetia call elections are very far from real elections.Nothing but clownery, a farce and a redistribution of criminal power. The United States denounced the elections "as a step away from a peaceful and negotiated solution to the conflict" and refused to "recognize neither the legality nor the results." References Category:Elections in South Ossetia South Ossetia Category:2009 in Georgia (country) Category:2009 in South Ossetia