Presidential elections were held in
Abkhazia on 12 January 2005. The result was a victory for
Sergei Bagapsh
Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh, ka, სერგეი ბაგაფში, russian: Сергей Васильевич Багапш, translit=Sergey Vasilyevich Bagapsh (4 March 1949 – 29 May 2011) was an Abkhaz politician who served as th ...
of
United Abkhazia
United Abkhazia ( ab, Аԥсны Акзаара, russian: Единая Абхазия) is a political party in Abkhazia. United Abkhazia was founded on March 25, 2004 as a socio-political movement, with the specific goal of presenting a single opp ...
, 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
Vladislav Ardzinba ( ab, Владислав Арӡынба, ka, ვლადისლავ არძინბა; 14 May 1945 – 4 March 2010) was the first ''de facto'' President of Abkhazia. A historian by education, Ardzinba led Abkhazia t ...
and by Russia, and
Sergei Bagapsh
Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh, ka, სერგეი ბაგაფში, russian: Сергей Васильевич Багапш, translit=Sergey Vasilyevich Bagapsh (4 March 1949 – 29 May 2011) was an Abkhaz politician who served as th ...
, 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.
On 21 December, Bagapsh and Khajimba created a joint coordinating council to run their election campaign, consisting of five representatives each:
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* Nugzar Asatiani (1937–1992), Soviet fencer
* Nugzar Ashuba (born 1952), politician from Abkhazia
* Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky (born 1950), Georgian nobleman
* ...
,
Valeri Kvarchia,
Vakhtang Pipia Vakhtang Pipia is the current Chairman of the State Committee for State Property and Privatisation of Abkhazia in the Government of President Khajimba, and a former Vice Premier.
Early life career
Pipia was born on 13 October 1960 in Tkvarcheli. ...
,
Daur Tarba
Daur Tarba ( ab, Даур Ҭарба, ka, დაურ თარბა) is the current Minister for Agriculture of Abkhazia. In the past, he has also been Chairman of United Abkhazia at a time when it was the ruling party, Vice Premier and head ...
,
Alik Logua Alik may refer to:
People
Given name
* Alik Arakelyan (born 1996), Armenian footballer
* Alik Cavaliere (1926–1998), Italian sculptor
* Alik Gershon (born 1980), Ukraine-born Israeli chess grandmaster
* Alik Gunashian or Gyunashyan (born 1955), A ...
,
Roman Gvinjia
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
,
Raul Khonelia
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Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...
,
Beslan Kobakhia
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,
Vasili Avidzba
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*Vasili I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389–1425
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and
Timur Nadaria
Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kü ...
, cochaired by Agrba for Bagapsh and Kvarchia for Khajimba.
In the early morning of 23 December an explosion occurred in the centre of
Sukhumi
Sukhumi (russian: Суху́м(и), ) or Sokhumi ( ka, სოხუმი, ), also known by its Abkhaz name Aqwa ( ab, Аҟәа, ''Aqwa''), is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the capital and largest city of ...
, causing no casualties. Later that day,
Iakub Lakoba, who had come fifth and last in the first election, was nominated by an initiative group.
Bagapsh and Lakoba were officially registered as candidates by the Central Election Commission on 28 December.
Results
Aftermath
On 2 June 2005,
United Abkhazia
United Abkhazia ( ab, Аԥсны Акзаара, russian: Единая Абхазия) is a political party in Abkhazia. United Abkhazia was founded on March 25, 2004 as a socio-political movement, with the specific goal of presenting a single opp ...
suspended the membership of Sergei Bagapsh, as required by the Abkhazian constitution since he had become President.
References
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