Breakaway South Ossetia votes for parliament

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TSKHINVALI, Georgia, May 31 (AFP): The rebel Georgian region of South Ossetia voted Sunday in polls that could secure the grip of its separatist leader nine months after it was the subject of war between Russia and Georgia.
The local opposition says Eduard Kokoity is seeking to use the legislative elections to forge a loyal parliamentary majority to push through an amendment allowing him to run again for office when his second term lapses next year.
Russia-which outraged the West by recognising South Ossetia as independent in the wake of August's war with Georgia.