A native of South Ossetia, Tedeyev once even sought to become the region’s president. That’s why I decided that even if we nominate Murat Valiyev today, Marat should rely on him, on us, on all of us. A repeat presidential election was scheduled for March 2012, but Dzhioyeva did not take part. Since then, Tedeyev has periodically sought to influence political developments in South Ossetia, but without much success. Dzambolat Tedeyev takes over South Ossetia party