Vladimir Kelekhsaev | |
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Leader of Unity of the People | |
Assumed office 2011 | |
Preceded by | position created |
Member of the Parliament of South Ossetia | |
In office 2014–2024 | |
Vice Speaker of the Parliament | |
In office 2019–2024 | |
Head of the Java District | |
In office 2012–2017 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Unity of the People |
Vladimir Kelekhsaev (Russian: Владимир Келехсаев) is a South Ossetian politician. He has served as the chairman of the political party Unity of the People since its creation. Although not Russophobic, he, and Unity of the People, are Russoskeptic, believing Russian interest in South Ossetia as simply a means to control the small de facto independent republic. He promotes a policy of economic independence and pragmatic foreign policy.[1]