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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents after the presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania. As of 11 a.m., parliament speaker Anatoly Bibolov leads, with 57.9 percent of votes.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents after voting at the presidential election and the referendum to change the republic's name to the State of Alania in South Ossetia.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents during the presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania. As of 11 a.m., parliament speaker Anatoly Bibolov leads, with 57.9 percent of votes.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Parliament speaker Anatoly Bibilov, center, after voting at the presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania. As of 11 a.m., parliament speaker Anatoly Bibolov leads, with 57.9 percent of votes.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Parliament speaker Anatoly Bibilov after voting at the presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania. As of 11 a.m., parliament speaker Anatoly Bibolov leads, with 57.9 percent of votes.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Parliament speaker Anatoly Bibilov, left, after voting at the presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania. As of 11 a.m., parliament speaker Anatoly Bibolov leads, with 57.9 percent of votes.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Screens at the election station with voting results of the presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania. As of 11 a.m., parliament speaker Anatoly Bibolov leads, with 57.9 percent of votes.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Parliament speaker Anatoly Bibilov after voting at the presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania. As of 11 a.m., parliament speaker Anatoly Bibolov leads, with 57.9 percent of votes.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents during the presidential election and the referendum to change the republic's name for the State of Alania in South Ossetia.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Collecting and checking bulletins after the presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania. As of 11 a.m., parliament speaker Anatoly Bibolov leads, with 57.9 percent of votes.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

A Tskhinval resident near a polling station during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents vote during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Alan Gagloyev, South Ossetian presidential candidate and a staff member of the South Ossetian Security Committee, during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents vote during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents vote during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

A presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

A presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

A Tskhinval resident during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

A presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents vote during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

Tskhinval residents vote during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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Presidential election and name change referendum in South Ossetia

A police officer during a presidential election in South Ossetia and the referendum on changing South Ossetia's name to the State of Alania.

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South Ossetia holds presidential election and South Ossetian presidential election and referendum on renaming the republic

Tskhinval residents cast their votes during the South Ossetian presidential election and the referendum on renaming the republic the State of Alania.

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South Ossetia holds presidential election and South Ossetian presidential election and referendum on renaming the republic

Tskhinval residents cast their votes during the South Ossetian presidential election and the referendum on renaming the republic the State of Alania.

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South Ossetia holds presidential election and South Ossetian presidential election and referendum on renaming the republic

The South Ossetian presidential election and the referendum on renaming the republic the State of Alania.

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South Ossetia holds presidential election and South Ossetian presidential election and referendum on renaming the republic

Tskhinval residents during the South Ossetian presidential election and the referendum on renaming the republic the State of Alania.

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South Ossetia holds presidential election and South Ossetian presidential election and referendum on renaming the republic

Tskhinval residents cast their votes during the South Ossetian presidential election and the referendum on renaming the republic the State of Alania.

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South Ossetia holds presidential election

A man casts his vote at a polling station in Tskhinval during the South Ossetian presidential election and the referendum on renaming the republic the State of Alania.

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