The president of the conflict region of South Ossetia in the Caucasus, Anatoli Bibilov, has lost the first round of the unrecognized presidential elections. Bibilov, who recently announced a referendum on immediate accession to Russia, received 33.5 percent of the vote, trailing challenger Alan Gagloev 36.9 percent.
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Proponent of direct affiliation with Russia loses first round of South Ossetian election
