South Ossetian referendum, 2011
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A referendum was held in South Ossetia
on 13 November 2011. The referendum was originally scheduled for 11 September 2011, but on 12 August the decision was made to postpone it. The referendum thus coincided with this year's presidential election
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The referendum asked voters the question: "Do you agree Ossetian and Russian should be the national languages of South Ossetia?"
Currently, the first section of the fourth article of the constitution states that Ossetian is the national language in South Ossetia, while the second section states that Russian (together with Ossetian and, in certain cases, Georgian) is the official language of government bodies, state administration and local self-government.
According to preliminary data, status of Russian language as co-national was supported by 83.99% of voters (turnot was 67.05%).
South Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
on 13 November 2011. The referendum was originally scheduled for 11 September 2011, but on 12 August the decision was made to postpone it. The referendum thus coincided with this year's presidential election
South Ossetian presidential election, 2011
Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia on 13 November 2011. A referendum was held on the same day. A run-off was held on 27 November 2011, but its results were invalidated by the Supreme Court of South Ossetia. A new election will be held on 25 March 2012.-Candidates:Incumbent president...
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The referendum asked voters the question: "Do you agree Ossetian and Russian should be the national languages of South Ossetia?"
Currently, the first section of the fourth article of the constitution states that Ossetian is the national language in South Ossetia, while the second section states that Russian (together with Ossetian and, in certain cases, Georgian) is the official language of government bodies, state administration and local self-government.
According to preliminary data, status of Russian language as co-national was supported by 83.99% of voters (turnot was 67.05%).