Communist Party of South Ossetia

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Communist Party of South Ossetia Хуссар Ирыстоны Коммунистон парти
Leader	Stanislav Kochiev
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Tskhinvali
Membership (2004)	1,500
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism
Political position	Far-left
Continental affiliation	UPC – CPSU
Parliament	1 / 34
Website
kpruo.tw1.ru
Politics of South Ossetia Political parties Elections

The Communist Party of South Ossetia (Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстоны Коммунистон парти, Hussar Irystony Kommuniston parti; Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთის კომუნისტური პარტია; Russian: Коммунистическая партия Южной Осетии) is a communist party in South Ossetia. The party was founded in 1993. As of 2004, the party claimed a membership of 1,500.^[1] The party seeks recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia, which is considered by most countries as part of Georgia^[2]

KPYO is led by Stanislav Kochiev,^[3][4] who is also chairman and speaker of the South Ossetian Parliament. Yulia Tekhova is the deputy secretary of the party.^[1]

The party is affiliated to the Union of Communist Parties-Communist Party of the Soviet Union.^[4][5]

History[]

In the March 1994 election, the party got 19 seats out of 36.^[6] Overall, the party obtained 47.2% of the popular vote

In the May 1999 election, the party gained only 12 deputies and 47.7% of the party list vote. This high result of the Communists, according to Ossetian experts, was influenced by the support of State Duma Deputy , who arrived in Tskhinvali shortly before the elections.

In the South Ossetian presidential elections of November–December 2001, Kochiev collected 24% of the votes in the first round of the elections on November 18 and 40% in the second round on December 6, arriving second after Eduard Kokoity.^{[citation needed]}

In the South Ossetian parliamentary elections of May 2004, KPYO won 24.7% of the popular vote and 4 out of 34 seats.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2006 presidential election, the party supported the incumbent Eduard Kokoity. However, the party declared that it didn't support all policies of the government.^[7]

General Secretary[]

Election results[]

Parliament[]

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status
2004	(2nd)	27.4	4 / 34		Opposition
2009	10,194 (3rd)	22.22	8 / 34	4	Opposition
2014	890 (7th)	4.39	0 / 34	8	Extra-parliamentary
2019	1,622 (5th)	7.29	1 / 34	1	Opposition

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External links[]

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