Lasko Gussoev is an Ossetian politician from the partially recognized 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 ...

that served as a member of the

Parliament of South Ossetia The Parliament of South Ossetia is the unicameral legislature of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia. The 34 members of parliament are elected using a mixed system of Party-list proportional representation (17) and single-member d ...

Career

At the age of 24 Gussoev was one of the youngest people to ever be elected to the

. Gussoev served as the director of the

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where he entered a feud with

Anatoly Bibilov Anatoly Ilyich Bibilov (; , ; born 6 February 1970) is a South Ossetian military officer, was the fourth president of South Ossetia. He succeeded Leonid Tibilov as president on 21 April 2017 to 24 May 2022, following his election victory, but ...

's Ministry of Construction over the school's gym. Gussoev reported that the gym was constructed, however, the ministry never installed a transformer, rendering the building inoperable due to the lack of electricity to power lights, fans, and other utilities. Gussoev attempted to lobby the government for the funds so he could purchase and install the transformer himself, however, received no comment from the government on the issue. The former head of the Leningor district

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stated that the renovations would likely cost 20 million rubles, and that local government didn't have the required funds. In 2023 Gussoev led a cultural celebration in Tsinagari named ''Arvyron'' which included a concert, a moment of silence for the dead of the 2008

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, and a traditional dance ensemble in costume.

References

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