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2017 South Ossetian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 April 2017 alongside a referendum on changing the official name of the state to "Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania", or "South Ossetia–Alania" for short. Incumbent President Leonid Tibilov ran for a second and final term in office, but was defeated by Anatoly Bibilov of the United Ossetia party.

Background
The date was set by Parliament on 18 January 2017. ==Candidates==
Candidates
Leonid Tibilov, President of South Ossetia since 2012 • Anatoly Bibilov, Speaker of Parliament • Amiran Bagayev, construction company owner • Ruslan Gagloyev, member of parliament, leader of NykhazGarry Muldarov, member of parliament • Dmitry Tasoyev, former member of parliament ==Opinion polls==
Results
The final result had Bibilov well out in front with 55% of the vote. ==References==
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