Parliament of South Ossetia Парламент Южной Осетии Хуссар Ирыстоны Парламент | |
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Leadership | |
Alan Alborov, Nykhaz since 15 September 2022 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 34 |
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Elections | |
Last election | 2019 |
Meeting place | |
Tskhinvali | |
Website | |
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Constitution |
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The Parliament of South Ossetia is the unicameral legislature of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia. The 34 members of parliament are elected using a mixed system of Party-list proportional representation (17) and single-member districts (17). South Ossetia has a multi-party system, and currently 5 political parties are represented in parliament and has 6 independent MPs elected through single-member districts. The parliament is headed by a speaker, who is elected from among the members. Since 15 september 2022 the speaker of parliament is Alan Alborov, one of the four deputees of the Nykhaz party of president Alan Gagloev, after Alan Tadtaev of United Ossetia was forced to resign.[1][2]
The parliament of South Ossetia meets in the capital Tskhinvali. The parliament building, built in 1937, was heavily damaged in the 2008 South Ossetia war.[3]
Main article: 2019 South Ossetian parliamentary election |
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34 seats in the Parliament 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Constitution |
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Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 June 2019.[4]
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.[5]
Main article: List of Speakers of the Parliament of South Ossetia |
Until 27 November 1996, the speaker (or "chairman") of the parliament was also Head of State.