TSKHINVAL, May 27. There are no grounds for canceling the referendum on joining South Ossetia to Russia , Kristina Avlokhova, secretary of the Central Election Commission of the Republic, told RIA Novosti. On Tuesday, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, speaking about the referendum in South Ossetia, said that there was some kind of incident, so you need to legally think about the wording. «There are no grounds for cancellation without a court decision,» — Avlokhova said. The decree on holding a referendum on July 17 was signed by the former president of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, during his election campaign for the post of head of the republic. Bibilov previously told RIA Novosti that his initiative to hold a nationwide vote on this issue was not connected with the desire to score points before the elections — this is a step towards the «strategic goal» of the people. Bibilov noted that Tskhinval had the opportunity to realize this goal back in 2014, when Crimea was reunited with the Russian Federation following a referendum, but then it was not realized. jpg» />May 26, 10:03Special military operation in UkrainePushilin assessed the prospects for holding a referendum on joining RussiaThe new president of South Ossetia, Alan Gagloev, told RIA Novosti before winning the elections that such an important decision to hold a referendum should not be made unilaterally, because as the main factor here is the willingness of the Russian Federation to take on such responsibility. In his opinion, every step in this matter must be compared with the position of a strategic partner so as not to complicate an already difficult geopolitical situation.
