1996 Abkhazian parliamentary election

none December 2019 Abkhazia 1991 2002 23 November 1996 7 December 1996 81.3% yes All 35 seats in the People's Assembly 18 Independents / Initiative Groups 35 New Parliamentary elections were held in Abkhazia on 23 November 1996, with a second round on 7 December.Security Council extends mission in Georgia until 31 July United Nations Security Council, 30 January 1997 There was also a simultaneous referendum held amongst Abkhazian Refugees. Background The election was held to replace the former Abkhaz Autonomous Republic's Supreme Soviet which had split during the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict in 1993 with 28 deputies continuing in Abkhazia as the Abkhaz Supreme Soviet. The remaining 24 formed a parliament in exile in Georgia. http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Bswords%5D=8fd5893941d69d0be3f378576261ae3e&tx_ttnews%5B%5Bpointer%5D=26&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=28982&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=6bcb77931586d3ca8d1fa7e6c1ca32ee Abkhaz election offset by refugee referendum 4 July 2008 December 2006 The Jamestown Foundation However, international organisations and the most important international political leaders declared that the election would be invalid. Electoral system The elections were held using the two-round system; candidates had to receive over 50% of the vote in the first round to be elected, otherwise a second round would be held. Voters could choose by crossing off all the names on the list of candidates that they didn't want to be the elected, except for the one they preferred.http://www.unpo.org/downloads/Abkhazia_Georgia_report_1996.pdf The elections in Abkhazia and the prospects for peace 26 November 1996 Parliamentary Human Rights Group 4 July 2008 Campaign The number of registered candidates contesting the 35 seats was initially reported to be 85, three of whom being Georgian,Razorenova Marina ГРУЗИЯ в сентябре-октябре 1996 года http://www.igpi.ru/monitoring/1047645476/oct_96/gruz.html 4 August 2016 Institute for Humanities and Political Studies October 1996 later there were only 78 with 2 Georgians.Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh to Hold Elections Reuters, 21 November 1996 All candidates ran as independents. Results Of the 35 seats, 30 were filled already in the first round. These 30 MPs elected included 19 Abkhazians, four Russians, three Armenians, two Georgians, one Greek and one Kabardian.Abkhazia https://web.archive.org/web/20191216112719/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/1998/abkhazia 16 December 2019 Freedom House Voter turnout was reported to be 81%. Referendum In response to the elections, Georgia organised a referendum among refugees from Abkhazia, with polling stations opened in Moscow, St Petersburg, Podolsk and Sochi in Russia, Kyiv in Ukraine, Trabzon in Turkey, Minsk in Belarus, Yerevan in Armenia, as well as in Greece and Israel. The Georgian government stated that over 99% of refugees agreed that the elections were invalid until refugees were allowed to return and its political status as part of Georgia was agreed. References Category:Parliamentary elections in Abkhazia Abkhazia Parliamentary Category:Non-partisan elections