South Ossetian Parliament

South Ossetian Parliament

logo	Parliament building (Tskhinvali)
Basic data
Seat:	Tskhinvali
Legislative period :	five years
First session:	1990
MPs:	34
Current legislative period
Last choice:	May 31, 2009
Chair:	Stanislaw Kochiev ( KP-RSO )
Distribution of seats:	Unit 17 People's Party 9 KP-RSO 8

The South Ossetian Parliament ( Russian Парламент Южной Осетии ) is the parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia, which is internationally recognized by only a few countries . The unicameral parliament currently has 34 seats, although the South Ossetian constitution actually only provides 33 seats. A legislative term lasts five years. In order to be elected as a member of the South Ossetian Parliament, you must be citizens of South Ossetia and be at least 21 years old.

history

The first parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia before the de facto independence from Georgia , when efforts to break away from Georgia grew stronger in South Ossetia. After the South Ossetia War from 1991 to 1992, the country achieved de facto independence. Parliamentary elections were held in 1994, 1999, 2004 and most recently in 2009.

After the Georgian offensive in the Caucasus War in 2008 , the parliament building, which had been built in 1937, was badly damaged by artillery fire, after which reconstruction began.

Three parties have been represented in parliament since the 2009 elections: Unity , with 17 seats, the People's Party of South Ossetia with nine seats and the Communist Party of South Ossetia with eight seats.

Web links

• IA RES - South Ossetian news agency with reports from Parliament (Russian, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ http://www.osradio.info/?ent=85