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Russia-backed South Ossetia elects leader close to Moscow
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Moscow. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 13:03 UTC. The headline in use is “Russia-backed South Ossetia elects leader close to Moscow”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
TBILISI, Sept 19 - A former Russian federal official has been elected president of South Ossetia, a Russia-backed breakaway region of Georgia, in a vote Moscow hailed on Saturday as a sign of the territory's desire for closer ties with Moscow.
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