Ira Farn is a political party in the from the partially recognized

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Republic of

South Ossetia South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia or the State of Alania, is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus with International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, partial diplomatic recognition. It has an offici ...

, which most of the UN recognizes as part of

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, occupied by Russia.

History

The party was formed via a constituent congress on April 25, 2023, where

Hoh Chochiev Water () is a Chemical polarity, polar inorganic compound that is at room temperature a tasteless and odorless liquid, which is nearly colorless apart from Color of water, an inherent hint of blue. It is by far the most studied chemical compou ...

was named the party's chairman. The Congress was attended by

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heads, and members of the

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. At the congress the party rejected

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and called for the creation of a strong state, and the unification of the Ossetian peoples. The party announced its registration on May 28, 2024, simultaneously releasing its

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which outlined the party's positions. In which the party outlined three main goals; a strong competitive economy with high quality of life, increase of transparency and reduction in corruption, patriotism and the protection of the

Ossetian people The Ossetians ( or ; ),Merriam-Webster (2021), s.v"Ossete" also known as Ossetes ( ), Ossets ( ), and Alans ( ), are an Iranian peoples, Iranian ethnic group who are indigenous to Ossetia, a region situated across the northern and southern side ...

and land. The party also claims that South Ossetia is the successor to the medieval state of

Alania Alania was a medieval kingdom of the Iranian Alans ( Proto-Ossetians) that flourished between the 9th–13th centuries in the Northern Caucasus, roughly in the location of the latter-day Circassia, Chechnya, Ingushetia, and modern North Ossetia ...

, as well as supporting traditional Ossetian religion. The party also denounced

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, claiming it is corrupting the youth, and also called for a reduction and eventual end of economic subsidies from Russia. During the

2024 South Ossetian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 June 2024 to determine the composition of the South Ossetian Parliament, the legislature of the partially recognized Caucasian Republic of South Ossetia, which most of the United Nations ...

, Ira Farn was one of just seven parties whose party list was approved by the

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, and the only new party established after the previous election. During which the party got 4.75% of the vote, below the 7% threshold to enter parliament, additionally, none of the party's district candidates won their contests. During the aftermath of the election, where the pro-Russian establishment party

United Ossetia United Ossetia (, ) 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 Ossetia, unseating the Unity Party from power. In the 2019 ...

accused the ruling party

Nykhaz Nykhas () is a political party in South Ossetia founded in 2013 by supporters of Independent president Leonid Tibilov. Its members and supporters are referred to as Nykhasovites in local media. History Nykhas's name is an homage to the Adamon ...

of rigging the election, Ira Farn's leadership denounced calls for a violent overthrow of the government. The party has nominally been supportive of Nykhaz, with party founder Chochiev congratulating the government in recognizing Assianian holidays at public holidays.

References

{{reflist Political parties in South Ossetia Political parties established in 2023