New Ossetia was a minor political party that existed in the partially recognized Caucasian republic of

South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat ...

following the

2012 South Ossetian presidential election Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia on 25 March 2012, with a second round on 8 April. The election selected the first president since the country gained partial international recognition. Background The date was set by the parlia ...

to its merger into Nykhaz for the

2019 South Ossetian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 June 2019. The ruling United Ossetia party lost its majority in parliament. Only three other elected members guaranteed their support if United Ossetia was to form a government, leaving it ...

History

The party was founded by

David Sanakoyev David Georgievich Sanakoev (born 14 December 1976) is a South Ossetian political and public figure. He is currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs. On 24 June 2022, he was indicted by the International Criminal Court The Internationa ...

following his defeat in the

Leonid Tibilov Leonid Kharitonovich Tibilov ( os, Тыбылты Харитъоны фырт Леонид, Tybylty Xarithony fyrt Leonid; russian: Леонид Харитонович Тибилов; ka, ლეონიდ თიბილოვი, Leonid Tibil ...

, who would name him his foreign minister on May 30, 2012. The party's goal was to continue Sanakoyev's political message into the

2014 South Ossetian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 8 June 2014. The result was a victory for the United Ossetia party, which won 20 of the 34 seats in the Parliament. Results References External linksSouth Ossetian electoral commission {{ ...

Immediately, he tempered expectations for the party but laid out the party's platform as follows: * Forbid bureaucrats to be engaged in business activities * Make heads of ministries and departments be made accountable to parliament * Improve local government systems * Direct elections for district administrators * Strengthen the economy by creating an industrial base Despite the party winning 6.27% of the vote in the 2014 election, they won zero seats. Later in 2014 South Ossetia and

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where in the process of drafting a treaty of cooperation, which in the original drafts included South Ossetia being annexed by Russia. New Ossetia and Sanakoyev leaked the original draft to Georgian media, and came out against Russian annexation, but clarified that the newer renditions of the treaty did not include the provision. Sanakoyev would be removed from office following a vote of no confidence on March 13, 2015 officially for failing to attend two parliamentary sessions and would be removed from office on April 22, 2015, ending the party's representation in the government. Unofficially it was retaliation for leaking of the draft treaty to Georgian media. After this incident the party was labeled as "nationalist" and "pro-Georgian" by

Valery Kaziyev The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name '' Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The ...

, then head of the

Communist Party of South Ossetia The Communist Party of South Ossetia ( os, Хуссар Ирыстоны Коммунистон парти, Hussar Irystony Kommuniston parti; ka, სამხრეთ ოსეთის კომუნისტური პარტია, tr; ...

. In response to these accusations Sanakoyev sued Kaziyev for libel. The party was barred from participating in the

in June 2018 due to an increase in bureaucratic hurdles for parties to re-register for every election. Due to this, the party merged into Nykhaz which largely shared the same platform, and was joined shortly after by

Alanian Union Alanian Union was a minor political party that existed in the partially recognized Caucasian republic of South Ossetia following the 2017 South Ossetian presidential election to its merger into Nykhaz for the 2019 South Ossetian parliamentary el ...

Election results

References

{{Reflist Political parties in South Ossetia