The official Tbilisi assesses the so-called presidential elections and the referendum in the occupied South Ossetia as the action "aimed at annexation" The Foreign Ministry reponded to the processes going on in Tskhinvali with a emergency statement. According to the foreign office, the provocative action of the Russian occupation forces violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country and is an attempt to legitimize the occupation. The Foreign Ministry urges international community to adequately assess the ongoing so-called elections and referendum in the occupied South Ossetia

The President of Georgia condemned the so-called elections on the occupied territory. The Prime Minister also responded to the processes with a statement. The opposition called illegal and illegitimate the processes ongoing in the region.
The EU does not recognize the results of the so-called presidential electionsand referendum in South Ossetia. The US State Department also condemned the fact.