2002 Abkhazian parliamentary election

none Abkhazia 1996 2007 2 March 2002 yes All 35 seats in the People's Assembly 18 Independents / Initiative Groups 35 35 Parliamentary elections were held in Abkhazia on 2 March 2002 to elect the third convocation of the People's Assembly. The elections had originally been scheduled for 24 November 2001, but had to be postponed due to the October 2001 Chechen incursion into the lower Kodori Valley. http://www.unpo.org/content/view/144/236/ Abkhaz parliamentary elections postponed 2008-11-20 UNPO 2010-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100605125632/http://www.unpo.org/content/view/144/236/ dead Candidates supporting President Vladislav Ardzinba won all 35 seats.Abkhazia https://web.archive.org/web/20140503070500/http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2006/abkhazia#.VXL-pc9Viko 2014-05-03 Freedom House Campaign All candidates were nominated by initiative groups.Выпуск № 019 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/937 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 4 February 2002 Initially, 106 initiative groups registered with the Central Election Commission, but only 100 completed the necessary paperwork.Выпуск № 020 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/936 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 5 February 2002 Of the 100 nominated candidates, only 89 agreed to run.Выпуск № 030 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/921 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 19 February 2002 The Central Election Commission refused to register fourteen candidates on the ground that some of their collected signatures were supposedly forged, seven of which appealed the decision with the Supreme Court.Выпуск № 033 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/909 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 26 February 2002 In four cases, the court confirmed the Commission's decision, while in the cases of outgoing Vice Speaker Ruslan Kharabua, Givi Gabnia and Anatoli Khashba, it ordered further investigation by experts.Выпуск № 036+037 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/901 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 1 March 2002 The court eventually ruled in favour of Khashba, and he was registered as a candidate. On 26 February, Aitaira held an extraordinary congress at which it called for the elections to be declared invalid and for new elections to be organised at a later date, due to various violations favouring pro-government candidates and the refusal of the Central Election Commission to register eight of its candidates. In contrast, Apsny and Amtsakhara called for the elections to go through as planned.Выпуск № 034 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/908 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 27 February 2002 Fourteen candidates withdrew in protest: Irina Agrba, Izida Chania, Iakub Lakoba, Dalila Pilia, Viktor Bartsyts, Vadim Smyr, Leonid Lakerbaia, Roman Geria, Zurab Otyrba, Appolon Shinkuba, Oleg Damenia, Valeri Bigvava, Gennadi Alamia and Natella Akaba.Новости из Абхазии http://www.kapba.de/News-R-Fevral2007.html 28 March 2012 Apsnypress February 2007 In addition, Vladimir Mukba withdrew for family reasons and Aiba Azaret in favour of Sergei Dbar. Following the withdrawal of these sixteen candidates, 63 candidates contested the 35 constituencies, with twelve constituencies only having a single candidate; eighteen constituencies had two candidates and five constituencies had three. The candidates included 45 Abkhazians, seven Russians, five Armenians, three Georgians, one Greek, one Kabardian and one Cherkessian. Four were women.Выпуск № 038+039 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/895 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 2 March 2002 http://www.freedomhouse.org/modules/mod_call_dsp_country-fiw.cfm?year=2003&country=2494 Abkhazia [Georgia] (2003) 2008-07-04 Freedom House Conduct Ethnic Georgians displaced during the conflict were prevented from voting, whilst state radio and television supported pro-government candidates. The Central Election Commission was subordinated to the Cabinet of Ministers and the procedures it implemented did not correspond to election law — the period for collecting signatures was too short and the forms did not allow for surplus signatures to compensate for any that might be disqualified. Voter lists contained people that had died or emigrated and double entries at two places of residence. Observers reported pressure on local administrations and voters. Results Preliminary turnout was 61.2%.Выпуск № 040 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/895 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 3 March 2002 The elections were decided in the first round in 30 out of 35 constituencies. Among the elected deputies were 21 Abkhaz, three Georgians, three Armenians, two Russians and one Kabardin. None of the female candidates was elected in the first round.Выпуск № 042 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/888 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 5 March 2002 Outgoing Speaker Sokrat Jinjolia lost the election in constituency no. 31.Derzhavin Dmitri Там, где суд вершит графолог http://www.ng.ru/ideas/2002-04-10/10_grafolog.html 21 April 2016 Nezavisimaya Gazeta 10 April 2002 In constituencies no. 3, 4, 5 and 11, no candidate achieved a first round majority and a second round was held on 16 March.В Абхазии прошли парламентские выборы http://www.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/16801/ 1 February 2012 Caucasian Knot 4 March 2002Выпуск № 052 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/834 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 19 March 2002 Central Election Commission Chairman Sergei Smyr claimed that in constituency no. 2, a number of residents had put pressure on voters to abstain. Later, Smyr declared that while the local election commission deemed the election to have been invalid, the Central Election Commission disagreed, and so the matter was brought before the Supreme Court.Выпуск № 046 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/862 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 11 March 2002 Results of the 2002 Abkhazian parliamentary electionsВыпуск № 044+045 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/877 17 April 2016 Apsnypress 7 March 2002by constituency (vertical)Italics = incumbent, bold = winner#WinnerLosing candidatesWithdrawn1Vladimir AshkhatsaraIrina Agrba2Garik SamanbaLeonid Osia3Emma GamisoniaIzida ChaniaIakub Lakoba4Batal Arshba5Konstantin Pilia6Vakhtang PipiaDalila Pilia7Aleksandr Stranichkin8Slava Sakania9Batal KhagushViktor BartsytsVadim Smyr10Vitali Tarnava11Valeri KondakovVladimir Mukba12Albert Ovsepyan13Sergei DbarAiba Azaret14Kesou KhagbaLeonid Lakerbaia15Konstantin OzganRoman Geria16Vladimir Nachach-ogly17Viacheslav TsugbaZurab Otyrba18Aslan Bartsits19Anzor Goov20Galust Trapizonyan21Teimuraz Achugba22Albert Kapikyan23Gennadi Nikitchenko24Raji AvidzbaAppolon Shinkuba25Arkadi JinjiaOleg Damenia26Beslan ButbaValeri Bigvava27Nugzar Ashuba28Valeri Zantaria29Daur TarbaGennadi Alamia30Ilia Gamisonia31Anatoli KhashbaSokrat Jinjolia32Ivan Zarandia33Iuri Kereselidze34Viacheslav Vardania35Tamaz Shonia Rerun in constituency no. 2 The repeated election in constituency no. 2 was originally planned for 18 May, but on 1 May the Central Election Commission decided to postpone it to 23 June, to give candidate Leonid Osia more time to prepare after he lost his court case against the decision to repeat the election.Выпуск № 089 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/710 22 April 2016 Apsnypress 1 May 2002 Nonetheless, only Garik Samanba participated in the rerun.Повторные выборы в Парламент в Сухумском городском избирательном округе ?2 http://www.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/19164/ 11 February 2012 Apsnypress / Caucasian Knot 23 April 2002Повторные выборы в Абхазии признаны состоявшимися http://www.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/22302/ 11 February 2012 Apsnypress / Caucasian Knot 25 June 2002Выпуск № 124 http://abkhazia.narod.ru/gb/574 24 April 2016 Apsnypress 24 June 2002 References Category:Parliamentary elections in Abkhazia Abkhazia parliamentary Category:People's Assembly of Abkhazia