Communist Party of South Ossetia
Communist Party of South Ossetia Хуссар Ирыстоны Коммунистон парти | |
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| Leader | Stanislav Kochiev |
| Founder | Stanislav Kochiev |
| Founded | 16 April 1993 |
| Preceded by | South Ossetian Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| Headquarters | Tskhinvali |
| Membership (2004) | 1,500 |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Soviet patriotism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Continental affiliation | UCP–CPSU |
| Parliament | 3 / 34 |
| Website | |
| kpruo | |
The Communist Party of the Republic of South Ossetia (Ossetian: Республикаӕ Хуссар Ирыстоны Коммунистон парти, romanized: Respublikæ Hussar Irystony Kommuniston parti; Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთის კომუნისტური პარტია, romanized: samkhret osetis k'omunist'uri p'art'ia; Russian: Коммунистическая партия Республики Южная Осетия) is a communist party in South Ossetia. The party was founded in 1993. As of 2004, the party claimed a membership of 1,500. The party seeks recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia, which is internationally recognized by most countries as a part of Georgia.
CPSO is led by Stanislav Kochiev, who is also chairman and speaker of the South Ossetian Parliament. Yulia Tekhova is the deputy secretary of the party.
The party is affiliated to the Union of Communist Parties-Communist Party of the Soviet Union.