2011 South Ossetian presidential election

none December 2022 December 2021 South Ossetia presidential 2006 South Ossetian presidential election 2006 2012 South Ossetian presidential election 2012 13 November 2011 (first round)27 November 2011 (second round) Alla Dzhioyeva.jpg 280 115 150 0 60 center Alla Dzhioyeva Independent politician 14,828 57.95% Anatoly Bibilov (2018, cropped).jpg Anatoliy Bibilov Unity Party (South Ossetia) 10,462 40.88% President Eduard Kokoity Unity Party (South Ossetia) Election results annulled Vadim Brovtsev becomes acting president Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia on 13 November 2011.2011 Electoral Calendar https://www.mherrera.org/2011.htm 2023-03-20 Maximiliano Herrera's Human Rights Site A referendum was held on the same day.http://www.presidentrso.ru/edicts/detail.php?ID=3914 Decree to postpone a vote on the referendum in the Republic of South Ossetia 12 August 2011 Official website of the President of South Ossetia Russian 26 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110913150350/http://presidentrso.ru/edicts/detail.php?ID=3914 13 September 2011 dead A run-off was held on 27 November, but the result were invalidated by the Supreme Court of South Ossetia, leading to protests. A new election was scheduled for 25 March 2012.http://osinform.ru/32521-parlament-ryuo-naznachil-povtornye-vybory-prezidenta-na-25-marta-2012-goda.html ru:Парламент РЮО назначил повторные выборы президента на 25 марта 2012 года 29 November 2011 OSInform Russian 29 November 2011 Candidates Incumbent president Eduard Kokoity was constitutionally barred from serving a third term in office. Attempts were made to call a referendum to change the constitution, but this was blocked by the Supreme Court. Another attempt to change the constitution by a two-thirds majority in parliament was blocked by parliamentary chairman and Communist Party of South Ossetia leader Stanislav Kochiev.https://www.rferl.org/a/south_ossetia_eduard_kokoity_third_term/24237175.html South Ossetian Supreme Court Nixes Proposed Referendum on Third Presidential Term Fuller Liz 16 June 2011 Radio Free Europe 10 July 2011 Kokoity himself stated he had no intention in seeking a third term,http://osinform.ru/29479-eduard-kokoyty-ya-ne-nameren-ballotirovatsya-na-tretiy-srok.html Eduard Kokoity: I do not intend to run for a third term 4 May 2011 OSInform / IA "Res" Russian 10 July 2011 Tskhinvali and called on everybody to refrain from initiatives to allow him to serve a third term. Kokoity made it clear that he would not disappear from the South Ossetian political scene.http://www.presidentrso.ru/main_notice/detail.php?ID=3773 Message from the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity 16 June 2011 Official website of the president of South Ossetia Russian 11 July 2011August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes In the end, 17 candidates were registered by the electoral commission, including former prime minister Merab Chigoev, former education minister Alla Dzhioyeva, former Minister of Information, Communication and Mass Media Georgiy Kabisov, and incumbent Emergencies Minister Anatoly Bibilov.Fuller Liz Four Candidates Quit South Ossetian Presidential Race https://www.rferl.org/a/four_quit_south_ossetia_presidential_race/24388583.html Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 4 September 2023http://cik.ruo.su/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=43&Itemid=66 https://web.archive.org/web/20111204031915/http://cik.ruo.su/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=43&Itemid=66 dead 4 December 2011 Presidential election 2011 South Ossetian Electoral Commission Russian 7 November 2011 Days before the election, candidate Ivar Bestaev withdrew from the election, his name was not included on the ballots. This left 16 candidates,http://cik.ruo.su/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:2011-11-10-11-44-33&catid=43:-2011&Itemid=66 South Ossetia's Central Election Commission is finalizing preparations for the presidential election and referendum South Ossetian Electoral Commission Russian 13 November 2011 but in the following days five more candidates withdrew,https://www.rferl.org/a/four_quit_south_ossetia_presidential_race/24388583.html Four Candidates Quit South Ossetian Presidential Race 11 November 2011 Radio Free Europe 13 November 2011 including Chigoev.http://cik.ruo.su/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182:2011-11-13-07-32-58&catid=43:-2011&Itemid=66 ru:В Южной Осетии начались выборы президента 13 November 2011 South Ossetian Electoral Commission Russian 13 November 2011 Ruo.su Anatoly Bibilov claimed to be backed by Russia.Kremlin favorite faces run-off in South Ossetia elections, Deutsche Welle, 14 November 2011 A letter in his support from Vladimir Putin was read in an election meeting, and several United Russia members of parliament visited the republic and expressed their support for Bibilov, the ruling Unity party's candidate.Post-independence transition, Sergei Markedonov, Russia Beyond the Headlines, 21 November 2011.Retrieved: 22 April 2012. Alla Dzhioyeva received support from Dzambolat Tedeev, the Russian freestyle wrestling team's coach, who was on 13 October expelled from South Ossetia on 14 October after being denied registration,Djambolat Tedeev expelled from South Ossetia, Caucasian Knot, 13 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20140729195649/http://eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/18659/ 29 July 2014 .Retrieved: 22 April 2012. and Anatoly Barankevich, former minister of defence of South Ossetia, who both opposed incumbent president Eduard Kokoity, a former member of the Soviet Union's national wrestling team. Dzhioyeva campaigned on the deficit of fuel, lack of cellular network in parts of the republic and misappropriated funds provided for the post-war reconstruction of South Ossetia by Russia.Кандидатка против всех (Candidate Against All), Gazeta.ru, 14 November 2011 Election day Polling stations were open from 8:00 until 20:00. There were 86 such stations, located all over the country, as well as in Moscow and Sukhumi. Special polling stations were opened for South Ossetian citizens living in North Ossetia–Alania. In South Ossetia, a turnout of 50% + 1 vote is required for an election to be valid. This threshold was reached around 16:00. Results The two most successful participants were Bibilov, with 25.9% of votes cast, and Dzhioyeva, with a 24.8% share of the vote. They went through to a runoff on 27 November, which was needed as no candidate had achieved a majority in the first round. Preliminary results for the second round released on 27 November show Dzhioyeva in the lead, with 8,955 votes to Bibilov's 6,205.http://cik.ruo.su/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=248:2011-11-27-21-24-17&catid=43:-2011&Itemid=66 ru:По предварительным данным, на выборах в Южной Осетии лидирует Алла Джиоева 27 November 2011 South Ossetian Electoral Commission Russian 27 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111204031845/http://cik.ruo.su/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=248:2011-11-27-21-24-17&catid=43:-2011&Itemid=66 4 December 2011 dmy-all With 87% of the vote processed, Dzhioyeva had 14,828 votes to 10,462 for Bibilov.ЦИК Южной Осетии: на выборах президента Джиоева набирает 57% голосов, обработано 87% бюллетеней Kavkaz Uzel, 28 November 2011 Dzhioyeva claimed to have the final results showing she had won with 16,454 votes.http://osinform.ru/32497-alla-dzhioeva-obschestvo-vyneslo-prigovor-epohe.html ru:Алла Джиоева: Общество вынесло приговор эпохе 29 November 2011 OSInform Russian 29 November 2011 However, the Unity Party filed a complaint at the Supreme Court of South Ossetia, alleging Dzhioyeva's campaign used illegal means to secure the victory. The Supreme Court subsequently declared the election invalid.http://osinform.ru/32516-srochno-verhovnyy-sud-yuzhnoy-osetii-priznal-vybory-nedeystvitelnymi.html ru:Срочно! Верховный суд Южной Осетии признал выборы недействительными 29 November 2011 OSInform Russian 29 November 2011 A new election date was agreed upon for 25 March 2012. The Central Election Commission subsequently announced that the final results of the second round would not be released.ЦИК признал победу Джиоевой на выборах Polit, 30 November 2011 Anatoliy Bibilov Unity Party 6066 10462 Alla Dzhioyeva Independent 6052 14828 Vadim Chovrebov 2418 Alan Kotaev 2358 Dmitriy Tasoev Social Democratic Party 2318 Georgiy Kabisov Independent 1859 Vladimir Kelekhsaev Unity of the People 1623 Sergej Bitiev 815 Soslan Tedety 275 Alan Pliev 255 Dzhemal Dzhigkaev 231 Against all 134 299 Cominf, Kavkaz Uzel (second round 87% counted) References Category:Presidential elections in South Ossetia South Ossetia Category:2011 in Georgia (country) Category:2011 in South Ossetia Category:Annulled elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results