2005 Abkhazian presidential election

2005 Abkhazian presidential election
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Nominee Sergei Bagapsh Iakub Lakoba
Party United Abkhazia People's Party
Running mate Raul Khajimba Stella Gunia
Popular vote 69,328 3,549
Percentage 92.60% 4.74%
President before election

Vladislav Ardzinba
Independent

Elected President

Sergei Bagapsh
United Abkhazia

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Presidential elections were held in Abkhazia on 12 January 2005. The result was a victory for Sergei Bagapsh of United Abkhazia, who received over 90% of the vote.

Background

A Presidential election had been held in Abkhazia on 3 October, but had resulted in a prolonged conflict over the results between the two main contenders, Raul Khadjimba, who had been Prime Minister and who was backed by the seriously ailing outgoing President Vladislav Ardzinba and by Russia, and Sergei Bagapsh, the main opposition candidate who had received a narrow majority of the votes. On 5 December 2004 Bagapsh and Khadjimba agreed to hold new elections. In these elections they would run on a joint ticket, with Khadjimba as vice presidential candidate.

Campaign

On 17 December, Sergei Bagapsh was officially nominated by an initiative group.[1] On 21 December, Bagapsh and Khajimba created a joint coordinating council to run their election campaign, consisting of five representatives each: Nugzar Agrba, Valeri Kvarchia, Vakhtang Pipia, Daur Tarba, Alik Logua, Roman Gvinjia, Raul Khonelia, Beslan Kobakhia, Vasili Avidzba and Timur Nadaria, cochaired by Agrba for Bagapsh and Kvarchia for Khajimba.[2]

In the early morning of 23 December an explosion occurred in the centre of Sukhumi, causing no casualties. Later that day, Iakub Lakoba, who had come fifth and last in the first election, was nominated by an initiative group.[3]

Bagapsh and Lakoba were officially registered as candidates by the Central Election Commission on 28 December.[4]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sergei BagapshUnited Abkhazia69,32892.60
Iakub LakobaPeople's Party of Abkhazia3,5494.74
Against all1,9882.66
Total74,865100.00
Valid votes74,86598.85
Invalid/blank votes8681.15
Total votes75,733100.00
Registered voters/turnout129,12758.65
Source: Kavkaz Uzel

Aftermath

On 2 June 2005, United Abkhazia suspended the membership of Sergei Bagapsh, as required by the Abkhazian constitution since he had become President.[5]

References

  1. ^ "ОБЗОР АПСНЫПРЕСС ЗА 17.12.2004". Apsnypress. 17 December 2004. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "ОБЗОР АПСНЫПРЕСС ЗА 21.12.2004". Apsnypress. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ "ОБЗОР АПСНЫПРЕСС ЗА 23.12.2004". Apsnypress. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ "ОБЗОР АПСНЫПРЕСС ЗА 28.12.2004". Apsnypress. 28 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Общественно-политическое движение "Единая Абхазия" будет преобразовано в партию". Caucasian Knot. 2 June 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2009.

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