2019 South Ossetian parliamentary election

2019 South Ossetian parliamentary election
	34 seats in the Parliament; 18 seats needed for a majority
Erik Pukhayev; Independent	Erik Pukhayev; Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 June 2019.^[1]

The ruling United Ossetia party lost its majority in parliament. Only three other elected members guaranteed their support if United Ossetia was to form a government, leaving it one seat short of a majority.^[2]

Electoral system[]

A new electoral system was introduced prior to the elections, introducing a mixed electoral system, with 17 of the 34 seats elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, and the other 17 elected by first-past-the-post voting in single member constituencies. Between 2004 and 2014, all seats were elected by proportional representation.^[2]

Results[]


Party		Proportional			FPTP			Total seats	+/–

Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats	+/–
	United Ossetia	7,778	34.96	7			7	14	–6
	People's Party of South Ossetia	4,849	21.79	4			1	5	+1
		3,198	14.37	3			1	4	0
		2,883	12.96	2			1	3	–3
	Communist Party of South Ossetia	1,622	7.29	1			0	1	+1
	Socialist Party "Fatherland"	711	3.20	0			0	0	0
	Unity Party	630	2.83	0			0	0	0
	Independents						7	7	+7
Against all		578	2.60	–				–	–
Total		22,249	100.00	17			17	34	0

Valid votes					19,497	94.94
Invalid/blank votes					1,040	5.06
Total votes					20,537	100.00
Registered voters/turnout					34,344	59.80
Source: CIKRUO, OC Media

References[]

^ "Georgia's Breakaway South Ossetia Region Holds 'Elections' For Parliament". RFE/RL's Echo of the Caucasus. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b Ruling party loses majority in South Ossetian parliament OC Media, 12 June 2019

[1] "Georgia's Breakaway South Ossetia Region Holds 'Elections' For Parliament". RFE/RL's Echo of the Caucasus. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[OC-2] Ruling party loses majority in South Ossetian parliament OC Media, 12 June 2019

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