Sarmat Ikoev
Sarmat Ikoev | |
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| Member of the Parliament of South Ossetia | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
Sarmat Ikoev is an Ossetian politician from the partially recognized Caucasian Republic of South Ossetia, which most of the United Nations recognizes as part of Georgia, occupied by Russia.
Biography
[edit]Prior to his election to Parliament, Ikoev would serve in several minor roles in Anatoly Bibilov's camp, namely serving on his campaign during the 2011 South Ossetian presidential election, where he was the election observer for the village of Ruk.[1] Where, during the election, 300 citizens of North Ossetia attempted to vote, mostly in favor of Bibilov, compared to the village's population of just 178 of which only 65 claimed to have voted.[1]
Ikoev would be elected to the Parliament of South Ossetia during the 2019 election, as an independent, however, affiliated himself with Bibilov, stating he would follow United Ossetia's "course" and "support" the party, while not officially joining.[2][3][4] Ikoev stated that he ran as an independent to promote bi-partisanship and that he would support "any party" and "any faction" if it was in the best interest of the South Ossetian people and his constituents.[5]
Following the sacking of Uruzmag Dzhagayev as Prosecutor General of South Ossetia due to his role in the Murder of Inal Djabiev, Bibilov chose Sochi based Vitaly Savchenko as his replacement.[6] However, in a rare instance of opposition, Parliament rejected Savchenko's nomination to the post due to his lack of South Ossetian citizenship.[6] Ikoev, alongside vice-speaker Peter Gasssiev, dramatically walked out of parliament and abstained, which allowed the rejection vote to narrowly pass.[6]
In December 2022 Ikoev was on the committee that implemented the integration of South Ossetia's tariffs to be in accordance with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), despite not officially being a member of the EEU, by implementing its tariff rates the South Ossetian government hopes to open up trade to other countries,[a] and reduce its dependence on Russia, which accounts for 95% of all imports into South Ossetia.[7]
In November 2023, Ikoev, alongside Zaza Driaev, went on a state visit to North Ossetia to meet with their parliament over implementing matching laws on "Physical Culture and Sports" in both North and South Ossetia.[8][9]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Other than Russia, EEU members include Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan
References
[edit]- ^ a b Кузнецова, Александра; Котаева, Мария. "Избирком в селе Рук соообщил о попытке голосования по недействительным паспортам". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "'United Ossetia' Loses Seats, Keeps Tskhinvali Legislature Majority". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Икоев, Сармат. "Поддержу курс Президента". south-ossetia.info. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "В оккупированном Цхинвальском регионе опубликованы результаты парламентских выборов". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "In the new parliament, the president's course is supported by self-nominated Sarmat Ikoev". State Information Agency. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Келехсаева, Ирина. "Кандидату не дали "облокотиться" на парламент". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Елена Джиоева провела заседание комитета парламента Южной Осетии по бюджету и налогам". rsonews.org. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Парламентарии из Южной Осетии принимают участие в парламентских слушаниях в Северной Осетии". parliamentrso.org. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Югоосетинские депутаты принимают участие в парламентских слушаниях в Северной Осетии". State Information Agency. Retrieved 6 April 2024.