Pliyev was a member of the South Ossetian Supreme Soviet, the governing body of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, and was a stringent Ossetian nationalist, claiming that not only was Georgia a fascist state, but that the Georgian people where a fascistic people determined to eradicate all Ossetians.[1] Pliyev voted in favor of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast declaring its independence from Georgia on September 20, 1990.[1]
Pliyev also called for the Roki Tunnel to be renamed after Ruten Gagloev, the Ossetian engineer who helped design it.[2]
Pilyev also claimed that South Ossetia only made "only correct" decisions during the South Ossetia war, including the expulsion of the almost 30% of South Ossetia's population that was Georgian, as stating they were proponents of "Georgian fascism."[3]
Pilyev attempted to stand for the 2022 South Ossetian presidential election, however, was disqualified by the Central Election Commission.[4][5]