7/3/2007 CEC of Abkhazia has summed up the elections
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Abkhazia has registered 18 Parliament deputies, and in 16 constituencies the second election round will be held in a fortnight.
The CEC has recognized the elections at the Sukhumi Electoral Constituency No. 4 to be invalid because of a complaint that was lodged by a trustee of one of the candidates - Batal Arshba.
Totally, there were 108 candidates for 35 places in the Parliament of Abkhazia.
See earlier reports: "Abkhazia has held parliamentary elections." http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/1180580.html
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/7/2007 1:25 PM Circassian congress of Israel condemns non-recognition of election results in Abkhazia 7.3.2007
The international position of the USA, the countries of the European Union, and the NATO on non-recognition of results of the elections in Abkhazia demonstrates that the leadership of those countries and the international organizations are ready to ignore the moral, universal human values to defend their own interests – in this case geopolitical. The secretary of the Israeli organization “Circassian congress” Adnan Orkiz declared that to "Caucasian unit" correspondent today.
“The USA and the leading the countries of Europe build their policies according to the democratic principles, - the head of the organization notified. – Therefore it is impossible to ignore these states’ position. However on the other hand this circumstance creates their greater responsibility”. The ... >>full artcle...
From: MSN Nicknamepsychoteddybear24 (Original Message) Sent: 3/4/2007 3:59 PM Abkhazia: President, Opposition Trade Accusations By Liz Fuller March 2, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Less than a week before the March 4 parliamentary elections in Georgia's unrecognized breakaway republic of Abkhazia, opposition candidates have accused President Sergei Bagapsh of interfering in the election process with the aim of ensuring the election of a parliament "loyal" to the present leadership.
Bagapsh has rejected that criticism, but continues to stress that the new legislature should include representatives of all "ethnic minorities."
The existing election law, which both opposition and authorities acknowledge needs amending or replacing, provides for the election of 35 parliament deputies, all in single-mandate constituencies.
'Gentlemen's Agreement'
Bagapsh told regnum.ru in a January 19 interview that the parliament should be made up not only by Abkhaz but include representatives of other ethnic groups, including ... >>full artcle...
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/4/2007 12:59 AM BBC NEWS Breakaway Abkhazia votes in poll By Matthew Collin BBC News, Abkhazia
People in Abkhazia, a Black Sea region trying to break away from Georgia since a 1990s war, are voting in parliamentary elections.
Georgia's government has vowed to re-assert control over the region.
Abkhazia is a key factor in the long-running political conflict between Georgia and Russia, which has expressed support for the separatists' ambitions.
None of the candidates in this election is proposing that Abkhazia should ever unite with Georgia again.
More than a decade after the war here, most people believe independence is their destiny.
The separatist Abkhaz authorities hope the vote will demonstrate the region has the potential to become an independent democratic state.
But the Georgian government insists Abkhazia is part of Georgia and these elections are not legitimate.
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/2/2007 4:43 AM Mar 2 2007 2:22PM South Ossetian MPs to monitor Abkhaz elections
MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - A delegation of South Ossetian observers has left for Abkhazia to monitor the parliamentary elections scheduled to be held in the breakaway republic on Sunday.
"The delegation consists of deputy speaker of the South Ossetian parliament Tarzan Kokoity, chairman of the parliament's budgetary committee Shurvan Kokoyev and head of the parliament's economic policy committee Yury Pliyev," a statement published on the official website of the South Ossetian government on Friday reads.
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