Parliamentary elections were held 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 ...

on 9 June 2019. The ruling

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party lost its majority in parliament. Only three other elected members guaranteed their support if United Ossetia was to form a government, leaving it one seat short of a majority.Ruling party loses majority in South Ossetian parliament

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, 12 June 2019

Electoral system

A new electoral system was introduced prior to the elections, introducing a

mixed electoral system A mixed electoral system or mixed-member electoral system combines methods of majoritarian representation, majoritarian and proportional representation (PR). The majoritarian component is usually first-past-the-post voting (FPTP/SMP), whereas the ...

, with 17 of the 34 seats elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, and the other 17 elected by

first-past-the-post voting In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

in single member constituencies. Between 2004 and 2014, all seats were elected by proportional representation.

Results

References

{{Authority control Elections in South Ossetia

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