Original sentence: " Georgia has denounced the poll as illegal.A parliamentary election in South Ossetia, a partially recognized Caucasian republic, considered by most countries to be a part of Georgia.According to Reuters, Unity, Communists, and the People's party support the current President Eduard Kokoity, while the Fatherland Socialist party opposes him.After the 2008 South Ossetia war in August, 2008, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia, but so far only Nicaragua has followed suit.Georgia still considers South Ossetia part of its territory.It has had de facto independence from central Georgian rule since the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War.Otherwise, another election will take place in four months.People's Party of South Ossetia.The European Union has dismissed the election results and reiterated its "firm support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.The republic of South Ossetia has a population of about 70,000.took place on 31 May, 2009
Edited sentence: A parliamentary election in South Ossetia, a minimally recognized state in the Caucasian area, considered by most countries to be a part of Georgia.According to Reuters, Unity, Communists, and the pro-Kokoity People's party support the current President Eduard Kokoity, while the Fatherland Socialist party opposes him.Accordingly, the European Union has renounced the elections as void.No accommodations were made for former residents of South Ossetia who left the area in the war with Russia, many of them ethnically Georgian.Otherwise, another election will take place in 4 months.People's Party of South Ossetia (pro-Kokoity).Somewhat confusingly, one of the barred opposition parties also used to be named "People's Party" but was preëmpted by appearance of a pro-Kokoity block registering themselves under this name.Specifically, Unity has been expressing concerns that if the opposition parties were allowed in the Parliament, they might try to block a constitutional amendment removing presidential term limits, thus not permitting Kokoity to run for a third presidential term.The elections were illegal under laws of Republic of Georgia.Two opposition parties were barred from running, the ruling Unity suspecting they would not be sufficiently loyal to the ruling president Kokoity.Two opposition parties were not permitted to run out of concern that they might not be loyal to Eduard Kokoity