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Line 1: {{Short description\|none}} <!-- This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" - please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! -->{{Politics of Abkhazia}} ~~{{Politics of Georgia}}~~ [[Abkhazia]] elects on national level a [[head of state]] -– the [[President (government title)\|president]] - – and a [[legislature]]. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The ~~'''~~[[Abkhazian People's Assembly\|People's Assembly]]~~'''~~ has 35 members, elected for a five -year term in single seat [[constituency\|constituencies]]. ▼ '''Elections in Abkhazia''' gives information on [[election]] and election results in [[politics of Abkhazia\|Abkhazia]]. An [[election]] is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the [[legislature]], and sometimes the [[Executive (government)\|executive]] and [[judiciary]], and in which electorates choose [[local government]] officials. ~~:''See [[election]] for a more comprehensive discussion and the [[List of democracy and elections-related topics]] for an overview on related topics.''~~ On 28 February 1996 Abkhazia's Parliament adopted a referendum law according to which referendums may be initiated by Parliament, by the President or by a group of citizens who have collected at least 10,000 signatures.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=The Jamestown Foundation\|author-link=The Jamestown Foundation\|title=ABKHAZIA ENACTS REFERENDUM LAW.\|journal=Monitor\|date=1 March 1996\|volume=2\|issue=44\|url=http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Bswords%5D=8fd5893941d69d0be3f378576261ae3e&tx_ttnews%5Bany_of_the_words%5D=abkhaz%20abkhazia%20ardzinba&tx_ttnews%5Bcategories_1%5D=49&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=31&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=8386&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=5b91f625922981d59c5fc5de2f1d1e9d\|access-date=10 January 2012}}</ref> Since then, Abkhazia has held two referendums [[1999 Abkhazian constitutional referendum\|in 1999]] to approve its constitution and declaration of independence, and one [[2016 Abkhazian early presidential elections referendum\|in 2016]] to hold early presidential elections, but it was declared invalid due to low voter turnout. ▲Abkhazia elects on national level a [[head of state]] - the [[president]] - and a [[legislature]]. The president is elected for a five term by the people. The '''[[Abkhazian People's Assembly\|People's Assembly]]''' has 35 members, elected for a five year term in single seat [[constituency\|constituencies]]. ~~Abkhazia is a [[one party dominant state]]. [[Opposition]] [[political parties\|parties]] are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.~~ ~~The last elections seems to show a development towards a [[multi-party]] system.~~ ==2020 presidential election== ==2005 Presidential elections==▼ {{Further\|2020 Abkhazian presidential election~~, 2005~~}} ==~~2002~~2019 ~~Parliamentary~~Presidential elections== {{Further\|2019 Abkhazian ~~parliamentary~~presidential election~~, 2002~~}} ▲==~~2005~~2014 Presidential elections== {{Further\|2014 Abkhazian presidential election}} ==2012 parliamentary elections== {{Further\|2012 Abkhazian parliamentary election}} In early March the 35 seats of Parliament were contested by 150 candidates. It was monitored by some NGOs from countries in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]],<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/abkhazia_parliamentary_elections/24510997.html \|title=Georgia's Breakaway Abkhazia Holds Legislative Elections \|publisher=Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \|date=10 March 2012 \|access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> as well as by a delegation from [[Tuvalu]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/tuvalu_visit_abkhazia_visa_deal_monitoring/24510530.html \|title=Tiny Tuvalu's Officials In Abkhazia For Visa-Free Deal, Monitoring \|publisher=Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \|date=9 March 2012 \|access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> ==2011 Presidential elections== {{Further\|2011 Abkhazian presidential election}} ==2011 Local elections== {{Further\|2011 Abkhazian local elections}} ==2009 Presidential elections== {{Further\|2009 Abkhazian presidential election}} ==2007 Parliamentary elections== {{Further\|2007 Abkhazian parliamentary election}} ==See also== * [[Electoral calendar]] * [[Electoral system]] * [[Elections in Georgia (country)\|Elections in Georgia]] ==External links== [https://web.archive.org/web/20061107051831/http://www.abkhaziagov.org/en/ President of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official site] [http://www.electionworld.org/abkhazia.htm Electionworld] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Abkhazian elections}} {{Asia topic\|Elections in}} {{Elections in Europe}} {{Abkhazia topics}} [[Category:Elections in Abkhazia\| ]]▼ {{Abkhazia-poli-stub}} ▲[[Category:Elections in Abkhazia]] {{Georgia-election-stub}}