Russia — backed South Ossetia elects leader close to Moscow
Russian-backed Marat Kambolov elected South Ossetia president South Ossetia is a breakaway region of Georgia Russian state media says Kambolov won 85% of the vote By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI, Sept 19 (Reuters) — A former Russian federal official has been elected president of South Ossetia, a Russia-backed breakaway re