ABKHAZIANS ELECT NATIONAL MINORITIES FOR PARLIAMENT
Regnum, Russia
March 19 2007
Tentative results of votes’ count in the second round of parliamentary
election in Abkhazia have been published. Of 34 candidates that stood
the second round, elected are 26 Abkhazians, three Russians – Valery
Kondakov, Pavel Leshuk, and Viktor Vasilyev, three Armenians – Albert
Hovsepian, Sergei Matosyan, and Valery Mairomyan, two Georgians – Yuri
Kereselidze and Bezhan Ubiria, and one Turk – Vladimir Nachach-ogly.
Second round of the vote was held in 17 electoral districts of
Abkhazia. Voter turnout was 43,2%.
To remind, first round of the election was held March 4. A total of
108 candidates stood the ballot. In the first round, 18 out of 35
deputies were elected.