United Ossetia
United Ossetia Иугонд Ир Единая Осетия | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Alan Tadtaev |
| Founded | 5 September 2012 |
| Merger of | Social Democrats(2014) |
| Split from | Unity Party |
| Succeeded by | For Justice(2024) |
| Ideology | |
| Parliament | 7 / 34 |
| Website | |
| edinayaosetia.org | |
United Ossetia(Ossetian:Иугонд Ир,‹See Tfd›Russian:Единая Осетия) is a political party inSouth Ossetiafounded in 2012. In the2014 parliamentary electionit won 20 out of 34 seats, clearing the majority in theParliament of South Ossetia,unseating theUnity Partyfrom power. In the2019 electionsthe party lost its majority, while it could not secure a majority with other parties,[1]resulting in a 'hung parliament'.
Leadership
[edit]Between 2012 and 2017 the party was led byAnatoliy Bibilov,a former member of the Unity Party and losing contender in the2011 presidential electionsand currentPresident of South Ossetiasince his victory in the2017 elections.When Bibilov took the presidential office,Alan Tadtaevbecame party chairman,[2]and after the2019 electionshe was elected as speaker of the parliament.
International relations
[edit]- Alliance of Independent Social Democrats:Cooperation agreement signed in 2018.[3]
- United Russia:Cooperation agreement signed in 2022.[4]
History
[edit]2019 election
[edit]The party had their congress to name candidates to the2019 parliamentary electionon March 31, 2019 withAlan Tadtayevbeing named the party's leader.[5]The congress was largely dominated by a speech by Bibilov, who thanked the party for their support in the 2017 presidential election, and that his success gave the party credibility.[5]
The party outlined it's goals for the election as "ensuring the reliable security of our homeland, national unity, economic development, improving the well-being and well-being of citizens, generating innovative ideas and proposals."[5]Noticeably absent from their platform was a call for Russia to annex South Ossetia, a call they campaigned on in2014,and a significant softening of their Russian stance as, during the entire congress, the word "Russia" was never said by any of the speakers.[5]
2024 election
[edit]In 2024, citing Bibilov and the party's handling of the investigation and protests following theMurder of Inal Djabiev,five of the fourteen United Ossetia MPs left the party and founded a new splinter partyFor Justiceled byHarry Muldarov.[6]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Ruling party loses majority in South Ossetian parliament".OC Media. 2019-06-12.Retrieved2022-04-29.
- ^"Party Chairman"(in Russian). United Ossetia.Retrieved2022-05-02.
- ^"The ruling parties of South Ossetia and Republika Srpska agreed to cooperate"(in Russian). RES Agency. 2018-01-11.Retrieved2022-05-02.
- ^"Historical document: parties" United Ossetia "and" United Russia "signed a cooperation agreement"(in Russian). RES Agency. 2022-02-08.Retrieved2022-05-02.
- ^abcdСанакоева, Зарина."«Единая Осетия» определилась с кандидатами в депутаты".Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.Retrieved9 April2024.
- ^Келехсаева, Ирина."За справедливость Мулдаров поборется своими силами".Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.Retrieved9 April2024.