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South Ossetia compromise reached after disputed election, protests
Dec 10, 2011, 2:45 GMT
Moscow - The Kremlin-backed government and opposition in the breakaway Georgian republic of South Ossetia reached a compromise that would see a new presidential election take place March 25 and the current president step down Saturday, Russian news agencies reported.
Opposition candidate Alla Dschiojeva would be allowed to run in the new election under the compromise reached Friday, Interfax and Itar-Tass said.
The territory held presidential elections last month with early returns showing a clear victory by Dzhioyeva, but the South Ossetian supreme court cancelled the result after a complaint filed by her opponent Anatoly Bibliov, a politician supported by the Kremlin.
Since the election, Dschiojeva's supporters have demonstrated on her behalf in the capital, Zchinvali, and at one point attempted to force their way into a government building.
President Eduard Kokoity is to resign Saturday, and Prime Minister Wadim Browzev would serve as acting president until the new vote is held.
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