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Marat Kambolov officially accepted the powers of the President of South Ossetia after taking the oath.
Marat Kambolov took up his duties as President of South Ossetia. The Res agency reports this.
The politician took the oath on the Constitution of the Republic. The head of the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia presented Kambolov with the certificate of the president of the country.
In his speech, the new president of South Ossetia stated that the republic defended its right to live and determine its own destiny. “Behind this right is the courage of the defenders of their native land,” Kambolov emphasized.

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