2011 South Ossetian referendum

A referendum on making Ossetian and Russian official languages was held in South Ossetia on 13 November 2011,^[1] alongside presidential elections. The referendum was originally scheduled for 11 September 2011,^[2] but on 12 August the decision was made to postpone it.

Prior to the referendum the first section of the fourth article of the constitution states that Ossetian is the national language in South Ossetia, while the second section states that Russian (together with Ossetian and, in certain cases, Georgian) is the official language of government bodies, state administration and local self-government.^[3]

Results[]

Do you agree Ossetian and Russian should be the national languages of South Ossetia?

Choice	Votes	%
For	19,797	83.54
Against	3,902	16.46
Invalid/blank votes	38	–
Total	23,737	100
Registered voters/turnout		67.05
Source: Direct Democracy

References[]

^ "Decree to postpone a vote on the referendum in the Republic of South Ossetia" (in Russian). Official website of the President of South Ossetia. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
^ "Decree on holding a referendum in the Republic of South Ossetia" (in Russian). Tskhinvali: Official website of the President of South Ossetia. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
^ Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian) on the official website of the President of South Ossetia

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[1] "Decree to postpone a vote on the referendum in the Republic of South Ossetia" (in Russian). Official website of the President of South Ossetia. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

[2] "Decree on holding a referendum in the Republic of South Ossetia" (in Russian). Tskhinvali: Official website of the President of South Ossetia. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

[3] Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian) on the official website of the President of South Ossetia

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