Russia-backed South Ossetia elects Moscow-aligned president
South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia backed by Russia, elected a former Russian federal official as president on 2026-09-19. Moscow hailed the outcome on the same day.
South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia backed by Russia, elected a former Russian federal official as president on 2026-09-19. Moscow hailed the outcome on the same day.
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Russia-backed South Ossetia elects leader close to Moscow Reuters
TBILISI, Sept 19 - A former Russian federal official has been elected president of South Ossetia, a Russia-backed breakaway region of Georgia, in a vote Moscow hailed on Saturday as a sign of the territory's desire for closer ties with Moscow.