Abkhazia’s Presidential Elections Head to a Runoff – Second Round Set for 1 March
Preliminary results show Badra Gunba with 46.41% and Adgur Ardzinba with 36.91% of the vote.
SUKHUM / AQW’A — The Chairman of Abkhazia’s Central Election Commission (CEC), Dmitry Marshan, has officially confirmed that a second round of the presidential elections will take place after no candidate secured the required majority in the first round.
According to official results, Badra Gunba received 46.38% of the votes, while Adgur Ardzinba secured 36.92%. As neither candidate achieved more than 50% + 1 vote, they will face off in a second-round runoff.
The second round of voting is scheduled to take place by 1 March, in accordance with Abkhazia’s electoral laws.
Official Results of the Presidential Elections
With a voter turnout of 69.13%, a total of 91,386 ballots were cast.
The final vote distribution among the candidates is as follows:
- Adgur Ardzinba – 36,476 votes (36.92%)
- Robert Arshba – 7,434 votes (7.53%)
- Oleg Bartsits – 3,988 votes (4.04%)
- Badra Gunba – 45,817 votes (46.38%)
- Adgur Khurkhumal – 896 votes (0.91%)
Additionally, 1,313 ballots were cast 'Against All' candidates, while 2,684 ballots were deemed invalid.
Under Abkhazia’s electoral law, a candidate can only win the second round if they receive more votes than both their opponent and the combined total of votes cast for the "Against All Candidates" option.
See also:
+ Abkhazia Weekly Brief | Week 7 | Election Edition
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