2019 Abkhazian Presidential Elections

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The Supreme Court of Abkhazia. Photo: Ekho Kavkaza.

Supreme Court of Abkhazia orders rerun of presidential election

by OC Media

•5 min read

The Supreme Court of Abkhazia has overturned the results of September’s presidential elections, ordering a rerun of the vote. The judgement on Friday reversed a previous decision by the court, upholding an appeal by runner-up Alkhas Kvitsiniya that the official results were unlawful as neither candidate won more than 50% of votes. The judgement came as tensions remained high in the capital Sukhumi, where on Thursday opposition supporters seized the Presidential Administration building dem

2019 Abkhazian Presidential Elections

Abkhazian president’s legal woes continue 47 days after election

by OC Media

•4 min read

Despite being sworn in over two weeks ago, legal challenges to Abkhazian President Raul Khadzhimba’s election victory continue to mount. Alkhas Kvitsiniya is continuing to challenge the Central Election Commission’s results 47 days after the disputed election. On 23 October, the Supreme Court of Abkhazia dismissed a cassation appeal filed two days earlier by Human Rights Commissioner Asida Shakryl. Shakryl was challenging the Supreme Court’s 20 September decision to strike down president

2019 Abkhazian Presidential Elections

Political tensions continue in Abkhazia as opposition loses appeal over election

by OC Media

•6 min read

Abkhazia’s opposition runner-up has lost an appeal in court against the results of 8 September’s presidential vote, in which incumbent Raul Khadzhimba was re-elected. The opposition has vowed to continue to fight the result. On Friday, Abkhazia’s Supreme Court struck down an appeal by opposition presidential candidate Alkhas Kvitsiniya, chair of the Amtsakhara Party. Kvitsiniya had appealed to the court to suspend the decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) recognising incumbent R

2019 Abkhazian Presidential Elections

Incumbent president Raul Khadzhimba ‘wins Abkhazia poll’

by OC Media

•6 min read

Incumbent president Raul Khadzhimba has narrowly seen off opposition challenger Alkhas Kvitsiniya in Abkhazia’s presidential run-off, preliminary results suggest. According to the results released on Monday by Abkhazia’s Central Election Commission (CEC), Khadzhimba won 47% of votes in Sunday’s election, beating Alkhas Kvitsiniya who received 46%. Turnout was 66%. The final results are expected within 3 days. CEC chair Tamaz Gogiya said that the count did not yet include ballots from

2019 Abkhazian Presidential Elections

Abkhazian presidential elections to go to second round

by OC Media

•10 min read

The latest election had a record number of nine candidates, including the incumbent Raul Khadzhimba, who has held the office since 2014 and ran for the fifth time. Khadzhimba will likely face opposition candidate Alkhas Kvitsiniya in the run-off ‘within two weeks’. The presidential election in Abkhazia will go to a run-off after no candidate won more than 50% in Sunday’s vote, according to preliminary results from Abkhazia’s Election Administration announced on Monday. With votes from

2019 Abkhazian Presidential Elections

Abkhazian president bows to opposition over election date

by OC Media

•4 min read

Abkhazian President Raul Khadzhimba has urged parliament to approve a constitutional amendment that would allow this year’s presidential election to be postponed, a key demand of opposition protesters. On Thursday, Khadzhimba appealed to lawmakers to support a draft constitutional amendment reducing the deadline for holding presidential elections from two months before the expiration of the sitting president’s term to just one month. This would allow the vote, scheduled for 21 July, to be

Aslan Bzhaniya. Image via Abkhazium Portal.

2019 Abkhazian Presidential Elections

Abkhazian presidential challenger vows to fight election despite ‘poisoning’

by OC Media

•5 min read

A coalition of opposition forces in Abkhazia has announced that their presidential candidate, Aslan Bzhaniya, still intends to contest the election despite claims he may have been poisoned. Bzhaniya, who is challenging incumbent president Raul Khadzhimba in the 21 July poll, fell seriously ill on 17 April and was taken for treatment in Moscow. In a press conference on 2 May, opposition coalition the National Movement for Protection of Statehood of the Republic of Abkhazia announced the