The Parliament of South Ossetia is the

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of the partially recognized

Republic of South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat ...

. The 34 members of parliament are elected using a mixed system of

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(17) and

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s (17). South Ossetia has a

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, and currently 5

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are represented in parliament and has 6 independent MPs elected through single-member districts. The parliament is headed by a

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, 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 Nykhaz ( os, Ныхас, Nykhas, lit=Meeting, Speech) is a political party in South Ossetia founded in 2013 by supporters of Independent president Leonid Tibilov. History The party was founded by Alan Alborov, former mayor of Tskhinvali. By t ...

party of president

Alan Gagloev Alan Eduardovich Gagloev ( os, Гаглойты Эдуарды фырт Алан, Gaglojty Edwardy fyrt Alan; russian: Алан Эдуардович Гаглоев; born 6 February 1981), also transliterated as Gagloyev, is a South Ossetian poli ...

, after

Alan Tadtaev Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname *Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Al ...

United Ossetia United Ossetia ( os, Иугонд Ир, russian: Единая Осетия) is a political party in South Ossetia founded in 2012. In the 2014 parliamentary election it won 20 out of 34 seats, clearing the majority in the Parliament of South Osse ...

was forced to resign. The parliament of South Ossetia meets in the capital

Tskhinvali Tskhinvali ( ka, ცხინვალი ) or Tskhinval ( os, Цхинвал, Чъреба, Tskhinval, Chreba, ; rus, Цхинва́л(и), r=Tskhinvál(i), ) is the capital of the disputed ''de facto'' independent Republic of South Ossetia, in ...

. The parliament building, built in 1937, was heavily damaged in the

2008 South Ossetia war The 2008 Russo-Georgian WarThe war is known by a variety of other names, including Five-Day War, August War and Russian invasion of Georgia. was a war between Georgia, on one side, and Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of Sou ...

Latest election

List of speakers

''Until 27 November 1996, the speaker (or "chairman") of the parliament was also

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.'' *

Torez Kulumbegov Torez Georgievich Kulumbegov ( os, Хъуылымбегты Торез; Qwelembêgte Torêž, ka, ტორეზ კულუმბეგოვი, russian: Торез Георгиевич Кулумбегов; September 2, 1938 – October ...

(10 October 1990 – 4 May 1991) *

Znaur Gassiyev Znaur Nikolayevich Gassiyev ( os, Гасситы Никъалайы фырт Знауыр / Gaššite Nikhalaye fert Znawer, ka, ზნაურ გასიევი, russian: Знаур Николаевич Гассиев; 17 March 1925 – ...

(4 May 1991 – 9 September 1992) *

(9 September 1992 – 17 September 1993) *

Lyudvig Chibirov Lyudvig Alekseyevich Chibirov ( os, Цыбырты Алексейы фырт Людвиг ''Tseberte Alêksêye fert Lyudvig'', ka, ლუდვიგ ჩიბიროვი, russian: Лю́двиг Алексе́евич Чи́биров; bor ...

(17 September 1993 – 27 November 1996) *

Kosta Georgievich Dzugaev Kosta Georgievich Dzugaev (russian: Коста Георгиевич Дзугаев; born 24 April 1956 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union), is a South Ossetian politician, who is a former chairman (speaker) ...

(1996 – 1999) *

Stanislav Kochiev Stanislav Jakovlevich Kochiev ( os, Кошты Яковы фырт Станислав, ka, სტანისლავ კოჩიევი, russian: Станисла́в Я́ковлевич Ко́чиев; born 7 April 1954 in Kurta, Tskhinval ...

(1999 – 2004) *

(2nd time) (2004 – 9 June 2009) *

(2nd time) (9 June 2009 – 5 October 2011) *

Zurab Kokoyev Zurab Revazovich Kokoyev (russian: Зураб Ревазович Кокоев, born 14 February 1959 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union Caucasian KnotProfile of Zurab Revazovich Kokoyev(12 May 2009)) is a So ...

(5 October 2011 – 2 July 2012; acting) *

(3rd time) (2 July 2012 – 23 June 2014) *

Anatoly Bibilov Anatoly Ilyich Bibilov ( os, Бибылты Ильяйы фырт Анатолий, Bibylty Iljajy fyrt Anatolij; , russian: Анато́лий Ильи́ч Биби́лов; born 6 February 1970) is a Russian and South Ossetian military office ...

(23 June 2014 – 21 April 2017)Tskhinvali Closes Administrative Boundary Ahead Presidential Inauguration
Thea Morrison, GeorgiaToday 20 April 2017 * Inal Mamiev (21 April – 7 June 2017) * Pyotr Gassiev (7 June 2017 – 20 June 2019) *

(20 June 2019 - 15 September 2022) * Alan Alborov (15 September 2022 - present) Ryzhenkova Solidarnost 5

References

Politics of South Ossetia Political organisations based in South Ossetia

South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat ...

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