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Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia on 10 November 1996. The result was a victory for Lyudvig Chibirov, who received 52.3% of the vote.
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Background
The elections followed amendments to the constitution made earlier in the year by the Parliament, which introduced a presidential form of government.
Reactions
Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze stated that the elections “cannot be considered legitimate”, but said that the peace process “should go ahead”.
References
South Ossetian presidential election, 1996 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA