# Georgian breakaway region declares former Russian official winner of presidential election

https://mins.news/en/item/65845

- Meduza, 2026-09-19 23:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/20/georgian-breakaway-region-declares-former-russian-government-official-the-winner-of-its-presidential-election-a-new-treaty-made-his-rise-possible

> South Ossetia’s Central Election Commission says acting president and Prime Minister Marat Kambolov won the early presidential election with 85.12 percent of the vote and 73.2 percent turnout. Vladimir Putin congratulated him. Georgia called elections in the Russian-occupied region illegal under international law.

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