Marat Kambolov elected president of South Ossetia

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Marat Kambolov elected president of South Ossetia?

Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 11% are rated left, 22% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 28. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Marat Kambolov elected president of South Ossetia left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Marat Kambolov elected president of South Ossetia biased?

Marat Kambolov elected president of South Ossetia is one event reported by 28 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Marat Kambolov elected president of South Ossetia?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Marat Kambolov elected president of South Ossetia?

28 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who is Marat Kambolov?

Marat Kambolov is a former Russian federal official who has been elected president of South Ossetia. He previously held high-ranking positions in Russian federal government institutions, including the Ministry of Education, and served as prime minister of South Ossetia.

What is South Ossetia?

South Ossetia is a breakaway region of Georgia that is backed by Russia. It declared independence from Georgia in the early 1990s following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

How did Moscow react to the election results?

Moscow welcomed the election results, stating they demonstrate South Ossetia's desire for closer ties with Russia. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated the results signal a wish for political stability and comprehensive development of relations with the Russian Federation.