2011 South Ossetian referendum

13 November 2011
Do you agree Ossetian and Russian should be the national languages of South Ossetia?
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 19,797 83.54% No 3,902 16.46% Valid votes 23,699 99.84% Invalid or blank votes 38 0.16% Total votes 23,737 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 23,737 100%

Politics of South Ossetia
Constitution
Executive President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev Prime Minister of South Ossetia Konstantin Dzhussoev
Legislature Parliament of South Ossetia Chairman Alan Tadtaev Political parties
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2017 2022 Parliamentary: 2014 2019
Administrative divisions First level: Four Raions Second level: Towns / cities
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Dmitry Medoyev International recognition Provisional Administration of South Ossetia Politics of Georgia Georgian–Ossetian conflict Proposed Russian annexation of South Ossetia Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Diplomatic missions of / in South Ossetia
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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?