North Ossetia President Files Resignation

President of the Russian Federation’s North Ossetia Aleksander Dzasokhov filed his resignation, RIA Novosti reports. This information was confirmed by the representative of President Vladimir Putin in Southern Federal District Dmitriy Kozak. Based on the same source, the agency says Dzasokhov would “continue representing the republic in Federal institutions” although his new role is not yet specified.

Spokesperson of Dzasokhov noted that the decision was taken already in the beginning of the current year and is dictated by the “need for generational change.” Dzasokhov lost confidence of the local population following the massacre of the Beslan school pupils in September, 2004.

Dzasokhov, a veteran politician, was considered one of the stabilizing factors for the conflict in South Ossetia, Georgia. Georgian politicians are yet to comment on the news of his resignation.

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