Parliament of South Ossetia

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Type Parliament Seats 34		President Anatoly Bibilov Last election 2014

Political groups United Ossetia (20) Unity of the People (6) People's Party (4) Nykhaz (4)

The Parliament of South Ossetia is the unicameral legislature of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia. Members are elected using a system of Party-list proportional representation. South Ossetia has a multi-party system, and currently 4 political parties are represented in parliament. The parliament is headed by a speaker, who is elected from among the members. The current speaker is Anatoly Bibilov, chairman of United Ossetia.

The parliament of South Ossetia meets in the capital Tskhinvali. The parliament building, built in 1937, was heavily damaged in the 2008 South Ossetia war.

List of speakers

Until 27 November 1996, the speaker (or "chairman") of the parliament was also Head of State.

Torez Kulumbegov (10 October 1990 – 4 May 1991)

Znaur Gassiyev (4 May 1991 – 9 September 1992)

Torez Kulumbegov (9 September 1992 – 17 September 1993)

Lyudvig Chibirov (17 September 1993 – 27 November 1996)

Kosta Georgievich Dzugaev (1996 – 1999)

Stanislav Kochiev (1999 – 2004)

Znaur Gassiyev (2nd time) (2004 – 9 June 2009)

Stanislav Kochiev (2nd time) (9 June 2009 – 5 October 2011)

Zurab Kokoyev (5 October 2011 – 2 July 2012; acting)

Stanislav Kochiev (3rd time) (2 July 2012 – 23 June 2014)

Anatoly Bibilov (since 23 June 2014)

References

Parliament of South Ossetia Wikipedia

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