Leonid Tibilov Independent Anatoly Bibilov United Ossetia Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 April 2017 alongside a referendum on changing the official name of the state to "Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania", or "South Ossetia–Alania" for short.

[1] Incumbent President Leonid Tibilov ran for a second and final term in office,[2] but was defeated by Anatoly Bibilov of the United Ossetia party.

The date was set by Parliament on 18 January 2017.

[2] The final result had Bibilov well out in front with 55% of the vote.