Russia-backed South Ossetia elects leader close to Moscow

* Russian-backed Marat Kambolov elected South Ossetia president * South Ossetia is a breakaway region of Georgia * Russian state media says Kambolov won 85% of the vote By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI,

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