Abkhazian parliamentary election, 2007
Parliamentary elections were held in the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia on 4 March 2007; a run-off round was held in seventeen constituencies on 18 March 2007.[1] 189 polling stations were organized[2] to elect 35 parliament members. 47.25% of about 130,000 registered voters participated in the first round of the elections.[3] Neither Georgia nor the EU recognised these elections citing a lack of participation by Georgian refugees.[4]
Candidates
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128 candidates were registered to run and included:
- 92 Abkhazians
- 10 Armenians
- 5 Georgians
- 4 Russians
- 1 Ukrainian
Sergei Bagapsh, the President of Abkhazia, stressed the necessity of having a multiethnic 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]
Participating political parties
Backing President Bagapsh
- United Abkhazia
- Aytayra
- Amtsakhara
Backing Vice President Raul Khadjimba (opposition)
- Forum of Abkhaz People’s Unity
No government affiliation
Results
28 of the 35 elected candidates were supporters of president Bagapsh, while the other 7 were opposition members. 26 of the elected candidates were Abkhazians, three were Russians, three were Armenians, two were Georgians and one was a Turk.
| 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 | |||
In total, 136 candidates were nominated, among which 26 incumbent Parliament members. The Communist Party was the only Party to formally nominate candidates, all other candidates were nominated by initiative groups. The Central Election Commission approved the registration of 130 candidates. Of these, 22 withdrew before election day.[6]
The following table presents an overview of all 130 formally registered candidates:[7][8][6]
| Candidates in the 2007 People's Assembly elections by constituency (vertical) and registration (horizontal) (in brackets) = withdrawn, slanted = incumbent, underlined = run-off, bold = winner, red background = nominated by the Communist Party, green border = endorsed by United Abkhazia, Amtsakhara and Aitaira | ||||||||
| # | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | |
| 1 | (Gennadi Ardzinba) | Daur Achugba | Daur Nachkebia | Vladimir Kharania | (Abesalom Kvarchia) | Aida Ashuba | Talix Kvatysh | |
| 2 | Vitali Gabnia | Zaur Dopua | Suren Kerselyan | Temur Tabagua | Soner Gogua | (Terenti Chania) | ||
| 3 | Rita Lolua | (Garri Konjaria) | Emma Gamsonia | Iakub Lakoba | ||||
| 4 | (Alkhas Manargia) | Batal Arshba | Batal Kobakhia | Esmiralda Arshba | Viktor Khilchevski | Vitali Aslandzia | ||
| 5 | Lev Shamba | Akhra Bzhania | Eleonora Kogonia | Frida Lazba | ||||
| 6 | Givi Gabnia | Irina Agrba | (Leila Dzyba) | Konstantin Pilia | (Vadim Cherkezia) | |||
| 7 | Vladimir Arshba | Pavel Leshchuk | Nodari Nachkebia | |||||
| 8 | Almasbei Kchach | Roman Benia | Dona Malia | Fedor-Tengiz Gabunia | Davlet Pilia | |||
| 9 | Badra Aiba | Batal Khagush | Valeri Bganba | Roman Ketia | Gocha Jalagonia | |||
| 10 | Rauf Tsimtsba | (Shota Bagatelia) | Amra Agrba | Vadim Smyr | ||||
| 11 | Valeri Kondakov | (Aleksei Romanenko) | (Vitali Azhiba) | (Arkadi Sarkisyan) | ||||
| 12 | Galust Trapizonyan | Valeri Mayromyan | (Lyudmila Gumba) | |||||
| 13 | Fedor Sakania | Garik Samanba | (Georgi Agrba) | (Beslan Dbar) | Marina Bartsits | (Timur Zantaria) | ||
| 14 | Dmitri Ardzinba | Guram Gumba | Vianor Tania | (Kesou Khagba) | Juma Gabunia | |||
| 15 | Remzik Chirikbaia | Konstantin Ozgan | Mikhail Sangulia | |||||
| 16 | Vladimir Nachach-Ogly | Garigin Taxmazyan | Vitali Darmava | Nodar Shakryl | ||||
| 17 | Viacheslav Tsugba | Anatoli Otyrba | Valeri Khagba | Valeri Avidzba | ||||
| 18 | Aslan Bartsits | Vitali Smyr | Anri Jergenia | |||||
| 19 | Lev Avidzba | (Emma Khvartskia) | Svetlana Jergenia | Viktor Tvanba | ||||
| 20 | Albert Ovsepyan | (Ervant Minasyan) | Larisa Adleiba | Vartan Kushchyan | Farad Mikaelyan | |||
| 21 | Valeri Kvarchia | Erkan Kutarba | ||||||
| 22 | (Robert Yaylyan) | Albert Kapikyan | Sergei Matosyan | Ruslan Khojava | ||||
| 23 | Aleksei Vashchenko | Viktor Vasilev | Gennadi Nikitchenko | |||||
| 24 | Aleksei Lataria | Adgur Kharazia | ||||||
| 25 | Yuri Zuchba | (Slavik Kuchuberia) | Emma Khojava | Arkadi Jinjia | (Lena Gunia) | |||
| 26 | Beslan Butba | Zaur Adleiba | ||||||
| 27 | Appolon Gurgulia | Nugzar Ashuba | ||||||
| 28 | Temur Paatov-ipa Kvitsinia | Temur Konstantin-ipa Kvitsinia | ||||||
| 29 | Beslan Jopua | |||||||
| 30 | Daur Arshba | Ilia Gamisonia | ||||||
| 31 | Aleksandr Chengelia | Jambulat Arshba | (Patiko Alan) | |||||
| 32 | Omari Kvarchia | Ivan Zarandia | ||||||
| 33 | Akhra Kvekveskiri | Yuri Kereselidze | Teimuraz Jishkariani | |||||
| 34 | Viacheslav Vardania | Nodik Kvitsinia | Tsiza Gumba | |||||
| 35 | Tamaz Shonia | Bezhan Ubiria | Beslan Kantaria | Ramin Chekheria | ||||
References
- ↑ Abkhazia: Elections to Be Held Early 2007, UNPO, December 18, 2006
- ↑ 15 инициативных групп уже представили подписные листы в ЦИК, Apsnypress, January 24, 2007
- ↑ 4 МАРТА В АБХАЗИИ СОСТОЯЛИСЬ ВЫБОРЫ ДЕПУТАТОВ ПАРЛАМЕНТА.Apsnypress, March 5, 2007
- ↑ http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11688490 Interfax, March 5
- ↑ Abkhazia prepares for parliamentary elections, The Messenger, January 23, 2007
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Новости из Абхазии". Apsnypress. February 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ "4 марта в Абхазии состоятся парламентские выборы: список кандидатов". REGNUM News Agency. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ Kuchuberia, Anzhela (19 March 2007). "ЦИК Абхазии подвел предварительные итоги выборов в парламент". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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