Nykhaz ( os, Ныхас, Nykhas, lit=Meeting, Speech) is a political party in

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 ...

founded in 2013 by supporters of Independent president

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

History

The party was founded by Alan Alborov, former mayor of

Tskhinvali Tskhinvali ( ka, ცხინვალი ) or Tskhinval ( os, Цхинвал, Чъреба, Tskhinval, Chreba, ; rus, Цхинва́л(и), r=Tskhinvál(i), ) is the capital of the disputed ''de facto'' independent Republic of South Ossetia, int ...

. By 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 {{ ...

, in which the party won four seats, the party's leader was Ruslan Gagloyev. Although officially an Independent, the party has been associated with then President

, with this association continuing even after him leaving office in 2017. Gagloyev initially ran as the party's candidate for president in 2017. However, he would be disqualified and endorsed Tibilov. In the lead up to 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 ...

the ''

New Ossetia New Ossetia was a minor political party that existed in the partially recognized Caucasian republic of South Ossetia following the 2012 South Ossetian presidential election to its merger into Nykhaz for the 2019 South Ossetian parliamentary electi ...

'' party led by

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and the ''

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 ...

'' led by Alan Gagloev merged into Nykhaz, with Sanakoyev becoming the new party leader. This resutled in the party almost doubling their vote from 7.79% to 14.37%, however, they failed to garner any more seats in Parliament. Gagloev would go on to be elected the chairman of the party in February 2020. Gagloev would be the party's candidate for president in the 2022 presidential election and would defeat the incumbent

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Anatoly Bibilov Anatoly Ilyich Bibilov ( os, Бибылты Ильяйы фырт Анатолий, Bibylty Iljajy fyrt Anatolij; , russian: Анато́лий Ильи́ч Биби́лов; born 6 February 1970) is a Russian and South Ossetian military offic ...

to become the fifth President of South Ossetia. Following his election Zita Besayeva was elected leader of the party in February 2023. Under Gagloev's leadership the referendum on annexation into Russia was suspended until at least the end of the

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. Gagloev would also assert his "supreme authority" over the armed forces after units under the command of the defense minister assaulted Ossetian civilians throughout the country. This is after his predecessor had allowed parts of the South Ossetian military to be under the authority of the Russian army, as well as a large desertion by South Ossetians in the

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. He has also loosened regulations for the predominately ethnically

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residents of the

Akhalgori Municipality Akhalgori Municipality or Leningor District ( ka, ახალგორის მუნიციპალიტეტი, os, Ленингоры район, russian: Ахалгорский муниципалитет) is a Municipality in Georgia o ...

to travel back and forth between Georgia and South Ossetia.

Election results

Parliament of South Ossetia

Presidential

Party Chairmen

References

{{reflist Political parties established in 2013 Political parties in South Ossetia