Elections in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

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Government President: Alexander Ankvab Vice President: Mikhail Logua Prime Minister: Leonid Lakerbaia People's Assembly Speaker: Nugzar Ashuba Public Chamber Political parties Elections Presidential: 2009, 2011 Legislative: 2007, 2012 Local: 2011 Foreign relations International recognition See also: Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Politics of Georgia

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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. Since then, Abkhazia has held one referendum in 1999 to approve its constitution and declaration of independence.

2009 Presidential elections

 Summary of the 26 August 2011 Abkhazian presidential election results

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

2007 Parliamentary elections

 Summary of the 4 March 2007 Abkhazian People's Assembly election results

Parties		Votes	%	Seats
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

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• Elections in Georgia

External links

• President of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official site