A woman votes at a polling station in TskhinvalTSKHINVAL, May 8. Ossetia by 12.00 was 25.5%, Fatima Dzhioeva, a member of the CEC of the republic, told reporters. «The total turnout by 12 o'clock in the Republic of South Ossetia was 25.5%,» she said. in the republic and outside it opened at 08.00 local time (coincides with Moscow time) and will close at 20.00. The CEC produced 40,000 ballots. More than 32,000 voters are registered in the republic. Elections in South Ossetia can be considered valid if more than 30% of voters turn out. The winner is determined by a simple majority of votes. More than 25 international observers from Russia, the DPR, the LPR and Abkhazia are monitoring the elections.
