Putin congratulated Kambolov on his election as President of South Ossetia

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Marat Kambolov on his election as President of South Ossetia. Congratulatory telegram of the Russian leader published on the Kremlin website.

According to preliminary data of the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia, after processing 99% of the protocols, Mr. Kambolov received 85.12% of the votes. Voter turnout was 73.2%. The final results of the vote should be published by the Central Election Commission later.

In his greetings, Vladimir Putin noted the nature of relations between Russia and South Ossetia and expressed hope for their further development. Since June, Kambolov has been acting president of the republic after the resignation of Alan Gagloev, previously he served as prime minister.