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Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 31 May 2009. The result was a victory for the ruling Unity Party, which won seventeen of the 34 seats. Two opposition parties were not permitted to run out of concern that they might not be loyal to President Eduard Kokoity.[1][2][3]
Under laws of Georgia, the elections were illegal.[4]
The European Union,[3][5][6] the United States,[7] and NATO[8] have issued statements saying these organisations consider the elections illegal, and have rejected their results.
- ^ Postimees 31 May 2009 11:17 citing AFP, Interfax and BNS: Lõuna-Osseetia valib kohalikku parlamenti
- ^ Radio Netherlands Worldwide 1 June 2009 06:55Z–16:34Z: South Ossetia's Kokoity wins flawed poll[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Telegraph 1 June 2009 11:30 BST: Russia ally strengthens grip on South Ossetia
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
reuters_sundaywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Postimees 1 June 2009 11:41: EL: Lõuna-Osseetia valimised on kehtetud
- ^ B92 1 June 2009 12:34: EU sees S. Ossetia elections as "illegitimate" Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Georgia: "Parliamentary Elections" in South Ossetia (June 1, 2009) Archived June 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. The US Embassy in Georgia. June 1, 2009
- ^ NATO Doesn’t Recognize South Ossetia Elections. Sofia News Agency. June 2, 2009