The Central Election Commission of Abkhazia is the body responsible for conducting national

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and overseeing local elections in

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

. It was first formed on 20 July 1991.

Chairmen

The first chairman of the Central Election Commission was Viacheslav Tsugba, who held the post until he became Prime Minister in 1999. On 11 October 2004,

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resigned during the height of the crisis following the

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earlier that month. On 14 December, the newly formed Central Election Commission elected former Justice Minister

Batal Tabagua Batal Tabagua ( ab, Баҭал Табаҕәуа, ka, ბატალ ტაბაღუა) is the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Abkhazia. He was appointed to the Central Election Commission December 11, 2004 by o ...

as its chairman. In 2016, Tabagua was not re-appointed to the Central Election Commission, and on 23 December, former State Privatisation Committee Chairman Tamaz Gogia was elected his successor during the first meeting of the CEC in its new composition.

References

Government agencies of Abkhazia Elections in Abkhazia

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