Elections in Abkhazia
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Abkhazia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five term by the people. The People's Assembly has 35 members, elected for a five year term in single seat constituencies. Abkhazia is a one party dominant state.[citation needed] Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.[citation needed] The last elections seems to show a development towards a multi-party system.[citation needed]
On 28 February 1996 Abkhazia's Parliament adopted a referendum law according to which referendums may be initiated by Parliament, by the President or by a group of citizens who have collected at least 10,000 signatures. [1] Since then, Abkhazia has held one referendum in 1999 to approve its constitution and declaration of independence.
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[edit] 2009 Presidential elections
| Presidential candidate | Vice Presidential candidate | votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Ankvab | Mikhail Logua | 58,657 | 54.90 |
| Sergei Shamba | Shamil Adzynba | 22,456 | 21.02 |
| Raul Khajimba | Svetlana Jergenia | 21,177 | 19.82 |
| Against all | 2,023 | 1.89 | |
| Invalid | 2,532 | 2.37 | |
| Total number of votes cast | 106,845 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | 106,845 | 71.92 | |
| Abstention | 41,711 | 28.08 | |
| Total number of registered voters | 148,556 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Abkhazian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||
[edit] 2007 Parliamentary elections
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Pro-president | Aitaira (Revival) | 28 | ||
| Amtsakhara (Signal Lights) | ||||
| United Abkhazia | ||||
| Others | Forum of Abkhaz People’s Unity | 7 | ||
| Communist Party of Abkhazia | ||||
| Russian Citizens Union | ||||
| Total (turnout %) | 35 | |||
[edit] Electoral history
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- ^ The Jamestown Foundation (1 March 1996). "ABKHAZIA ENACTS REFERENDUM LAW.". Monitor 2 (44). http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Bswords%5D=8fd5893941d69d0be3f378576261ae3e&tx_ttnews%5Bany_of_the_words%5D=abkhaz%20abkhazia%20ardzinba&tx_ttnews%5Bcategories_1%5D=49&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=31&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=8386&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=5b91f625922981d59c5fc5de2f1d1e9d. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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