Elections in Abkhazia

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Constitution
Executive President Aslan Bzhania Vice President Badr Gunba Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab
Legislature People's Assembly Speaker Valery Kvarchia Public Chamber Political parties
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2019 2020 Legislative: 2017 2022 Local: 2011 2016
Administrative divisions First level: Seven Districts Second level: Towns / Urban Settlements
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Abkhazia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The People's Assembly has 35 members, elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies.

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.^[1] Since then, Abkhazia has held two referendums in 1999 to approve its constitution and declaration of independence, and one in 2016 to hold early presidential elections, but it was declared invalid due to low voter turnout.