2007 Abkhazian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Abkhazia on 4 March 2007, with a second round in seventeen constituencies on 18 March.Abkhazia: Elections to Be Held Early 2007 UNPO, 18 December 2006

Electoral system 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,15 инициативных групп уже представили подписные листы в ЦИК , Apsnypress, January 24, 2007 with 129,650 registered voters.Today in Abkhazia elects MPs, Apsnypress, 4 March 2007

Campaign 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. 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.Abkhazia prepares for parliamentary elections The Messenger, 23 January 2007

Three parties supported Bagapsh; the United Abkhazia, Aitaira and Amtsakhara, whilst the Forum of Abkhaz People’s Unity supported Vice President Raul Khadjimba.

Results 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.4 МАРТА В АБХАЗИИ СОСТОЯЛИСЬ ВЫБОРЫ ДЕПУТАТОВ ПАРЛАМЕНТА , Apsnypress, 5 March 2007

By district DistrictElectedLosing candidatesSecond roundFirst roundWithdrewSukhumi 1Talix KvatyshDaur AchugbaDaur Nachkebia, Vladimir Kharania, Aida AshubaGennadi Ardzinba, Abesalom KvarchiaSukhumi 2Soner GoguaVitali GabniaZaur Dopua, Suren Kerselyan, Temur TabaguaTerenti ChaniaSukhumi 3Rita LoluaEmma GamsoniaIakub LakobaGarri KonjariaSukhumi 4Batal KobakhiaViktor KhilchevskiBatal Arshba, Esmiralda Arshba, Vitali AslandziaAlkhas ManargiaSukhumi 5Lev ShambaAkhra BzhaniaEleonora Kogonia, Frida LazbaSukhumi 6Irina Agrba Givi Gabnia, Konstantin PiliaLeila Dzyba, Vadim CherkeziaSukhumi 7Pavel LeshchukVladimir ArshbaNodari NachkebiaPitsunda 8Roman BeniaAlmasbei KchachDona Malia, Fedor-Tengiz Gabunia, Davlet PiliaMacharsky 9Valeri BganbaRoman KetiaBadra Aiba, Batal Khagush, Gocha JalagoniaGagra 10Amra AgrbaRauf TsimtsbaVadim SmyrShota BagateliaGagra 11Valeri Kondakov Aleksei Romanenko, Vitali Azhiba, Arkadi SarkisyanGantiadi 12Valeri Mayromyan Galust TrapizonyanLyudmila GumbaOtharskomnu 13Garik SamanbaMarina BartsitsFedor SakaniaGeorgi Agrba, Beslan Dbar, Timur ZantariaDuripshskomu 14Guram GumbaDmitri ArdzinbaVianor Tania, Juma GabuniaKesou KhagbaLykhny 15Mikhail SanguliaRemzik ChirikbaiaKonstantin OzganGudauta 16Vladimir Nachach-Ogly Garigin Taxmazyan, Vitali Darmava, Nodar ShakrylAatsin 17Viacheslav Tsugba Anatoli Otyrba, Valeri Khagba, Valeri AvidzbaAthos 18Vitali Smyr Aslan Bartsits, Anri JergeniaEsherskomu 19Lev AvidzbaSvetlana JergeniaViktor TvanbaEmma KhvartskiaGumista 20Albert OvsepyanFarad MikaelyanLarisa Adleiba, Vartan KushchyanErvant MinasyanBaslat 21Valeri Kvarchia Erkan KutarbaPshap 22Sergei Matosyan Albert Kapikyan, Ruslan KhojavaRobert YaylyanMachar 23Viktor Vasilev Aleksei Vashchenko, Gennadi NikitchenkoDranda 24Adgur Kharazia Aleksei LatariaBaslahuskomu 25Yuri ZuchbaEmma KhojavaArkadi Jinjia (Lena Slavik Kuchuberia, Lena GuniaChlou 26Zaur Adleiba Beslan ButbaKutoli 27Nugzar Ashuba Appolon GurguliaAtar 28Temur Kvitsinia Paatovich Temur Kvitsinia KonstantinovichOchamchire 29Beslan Jopua Tkvarcheli 30Daur Arshba Ilia GamisoniaTkvarcheli 31Aleksandr Chengelia Jambulat ArshbaPatiko AlanUakum 32Omari Kvarchia Ivan ZarandiaChuburkhinji 33Yuri Kereselidze Akhra Kvekveskiri, Teimuraz JishkarianiGali 34Viacheslav VardaniaNodik KvitsiniaTsiza GumbaShashikvarskomu 35Bezhan UbiriaRamin ChekheriaTamaz Shonia, Beslan KantariaSource: Regnum (candidates), Apsnypress (results), Apsnypress (affiliations)

Communist Party nominee

Incumbent

Backed by pro-presidential parties

Reactions Neither Georgia nor the EU recognised the elections citing a lack of participation by Georgian refugees.

See also 4th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia

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