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Parliamentary elections were held in Abkhazia on 4 March 2007, with a second round in seventeen constituencies on 18 March. [1]
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Parliamentary elections were held in Abkhazia on 4 March 2007, with a second round in seventeen constituencies on 18 March. [1]
The 35 members of the People's Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system. A total of 189 polling stations were used for the elections, [2] with 129,650 registered voters. [3]
A total of 136 candidates were nominated, including 26 MPs. The Community Party was the only party to formally nominate candidates, with all other candidates nominated by initiative groups. The Central Election Commission approved the registration of 130 candidates, of which 22 withdrew before election day. [4] They included 92 Abkhazians, 10 Armenians, 5 Georgians, 4 Russians and one Ukrainian. President Sergei Bagapsh stressed the necessity of having a multi-ethnic parliament, where all the minorities were represented. He also stated that the prevailing issue of the election campaign was achieving international recognition for the de facto independent state. [5]
Three parties supported Bagapsh; the United Abkhazia, Aitaira and Amtsakhara, whilst the Forum of Abkhaz People’s Unity supported Vice President Raul Khadjimba.
Of the 35 elected members, 28 supported President Bagapsh, seven the opposition. 26 were ethnic Abkhaz, three Russian, three Armenian, two Georgian and one Turkish. Voter turnout was 47.25% in the first round. [6]
| District | Elected | Losing candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second round | First round | Withdrew | ||
| Sukhumi 1 | Talix Kvatysh | Daur Achugba | Daur Nachkebia [P] , Vladimir Kharania, Aida Ashuba | Gennadi Ardzinba, Abesalom Kvarchia |
| Sukhumi 2 | Soner Gogua [P] | Vitali Gabnia | Zaur Dopua, Suren Kerselyan, Temur Tabagua | Terenti Chania |
| Sukhumi 3 | Rita Lolua | Emma Gamsonia [I] [P] | Iakub Lakoba | Garri Konjaria |
| Sukhumi 4 | Batal Kobakhia | Viktor Khilchevski | Batal Arshba [I] , Esmiralda Arshba, Vitali Aslandzia | Alkhas Manargia |
| Sukhumi 5 | Lev Shamba [C] | Akhra Bzhania | Eleonora Kogonia, Frida Lazba | |
| Sukhumi 6 | Irina Agrba [P] | Givi Gabnia, Konstantin Pilia [I] | Leila Dzyba, Vadim Cherkezia | |
| Sukhumi 7 | Pavel Leshchuk [I] [P] | Vladimir Arshba | Nodari Nachkebia | |
| Pitsunda 8 | Roman Benia [P] | Almasbei Kchach | Dona Malia, Fedor-Tengiz Gabunia, Davlet Pilia | |
| Macharsky 9 | Valeri Bganba | Roman Ketia | Badra Aiba, Batal Khagush [I] , Gocha Jalagonia | |
| Gagra 10 | Amra Agrba | Rauf Tsimtsba [P] | Vadim Smyr | Shota Bagatelia [C] |
| Gagra 11 | Valeri Kondakov [C] [I] [P] | Aleksei Romanenko, Vitali Azhiba, Arkadi Sarkisyan | ||
| Gantiadi 12 | Valeri Mayromyan [P] | Galust Trapizonyan [I] | Lyudmila Gumba | |
| Otharskomnu 13 | Garik Samanba [I] [P] | Marina Bartsits [I] | Fedor Sakania | Georgi Agrba, Beslan Dbar, Timur Zantaria |
| Duripshskomu 14 | Guram Gumba [P] | Dmitri Ardzinba | Vianor Tania, Juma Gabunia | Kesou Khagba [I] |
| Lykhny 15 | Mikhail Sangulia | Remzik Chirikbaia | Konstantin Ozgan [C] [I] [P] | |
| Gudauta 16 | Vladimir Nachach-Ogly [C] [I] [P] | Garigin Taxmazyan, Vitali Darmava, Nodar Shakryl | ||
| Aatsin 17 | Viacheslav Tsugba [C] [I] [P] | Anatoli Otyrba, Valeri Khagba, Valeri Avidzba | ||
| Athos 18 | Vitali Smyr | Aslan Bartsits [I] , Anri Jergenia | ||
| Esherskomu 19 | Lev Avidzba | Svetlana Jergenia | Viktor Tvanba [P] | Emma Khvartskia |
| Gumista 20 | Albert Ovsepyan [I] [P] | Farad Mikaelyan | Larisa Adleiba, Vartan Kushchyan | Ervant Minasyan |
| Baslat 21 | Valeri Kvarchia | Erkan Kutarba [P] | ||
| Pshap 22 | Sergei Matosyan | Albert Kapikyan [I] , Ruslan Khojava | Robert Yaylyan | |
| Machar 23 | Viktor Vasilev [P] | Aleksei Vashchenko, Gennadi Nikitchenko [I] | ||
| Dranda 24 | Adgur Kharazia | Aleksei Lataria | ||
| Baslahuskomu 25 | Yuri Zuchba [P] | Emma Khojava | Arkadi Jinjia (Lena | Slavik Kuchuberia, Lena Gunia |
| Chlou 26 | Zaur Adleiba [P] | Beslan Butba [I] | ||
| Kutoli 27 | Nugzar Ashuba [I] [P] | Appolon Gurgulia | ||
| Atar 28 | Temur Kvitsinia Paatovich [P] | Temur Kvitsinia Konstantinovich | ||
| Ochamchire 29 | Beslan Jopua [C] [I] [P] | |||
| Tkvarcheli 30 | Daur Arshba | Ilia Gamisonia [I] [P] | ||
| Tkvarcheli 31 | Aleksandr Chengelia | Jambulat Arshba [P] | Patiko Alan | |
| Uakum 32 | Omari Kvarchia [P] | Ivan Zarandia | ||
| Chuburkhinji 33 | Yuri Kereselidze [I] [P] | Akhra Kvekveskiri, Teimuraz Jishkariani | ||
| Gali 34 | Viacheslav Vardania [I] [P] | Nodik Kvitsinia | Tsiza Gumba | |
| Shashikvarskomu 35 | Bezhan Ubiria [P] | Ramin Chekheria | Tamaz Shonia, Beslan Kantaria | |
| Source: Regnum (candidates), Apsnypress (results), Apsnypress (affiliations) [4] | ||||
C Communist Party nominee
I Incumbent
P Backed by pro-presidential parties
Neither Georgia nor the EU recognised the elections citing a lack of participation by Georgian refugees.
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