Presidential election in Abkhazia 2014
The 2014 presidential election in Abkhazia took place on August 24, 2014. It was the sixth election of a head of state in the Republic of Abkhazia, which at the time of the election was only recognized internationally by Russia , Nicaragua , Venezuela and Nauru .
This was preceded by protests in spring 2014 against the incumbent President Alexander Ankwab , which culminated in the storming of the presidential palace in the capital Sukhumi on the night of May 28 and the subsequent escape of the president. On June 1, Ankwab announced his resignation, and Parliamentary President Valery Bganba was appointed interim president. At the same time, a new election was scheduled for August 24th. The opposition politicians Sergei Shamba and Raul Hadschimba were given the best opportunities in advance .
According to the preliminary results of the election commission, Chadschimba won the election with 50.57%. The European Union and the United States had called the election illegal. No observers were sent by international organizations. The final result confirmed the preliminary result. Khadjimba received 50.6% of the vote and Aslan Bschania received 35.9% of the vote.
Individual evidence
- ^ Presidential palace stormed in Abkhazia , FAZ.net, May 28, 2014, accessed on August 27, 2014.
- ↑ Abkhazian Revolution in the Shadow of the Maidan , Der Standard, June 3, 2014, accessed August 27, 2014.
- ↑ Chadschimba receives majority of votes after election in Abkhazia , Der Standard, August 25, 2014, accessed on August 27, 2014.
- ↑ Центризбирком подвел окончательные итоги по выборам президента РА , ApsnyPress, August 26, 2014, accessed April 25, 2020.
