Central Election Commission of Abkhazia


The Central Election Commission of Abkhazia is the body responsible for conducting national elections and overseeing local elections in Abkhazia. 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, Sergei Smyr resigned during the height of the crisis following the Presidential election earlier that month. On 14 December, the newly formed Central Election Commission elected former Justice Minister Batal Tabagua 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.
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1Viacheslav Tsugba20 July 19911999none_
1Viacheslav Tsugba20 July 19911999Vladislav Ardzinba_
2Sergei Smyr199911 October 2004Vladislav Ardzinba_
3Batal Tabagua14 December 200423 December 2016Vladislav Ardzinba_
3Batal Tabagua14 December 200423 December 2016Sergei Bagapsh_
3Batal Tabagua14 December 200423 December 2016Alexander Ankvab_
3Batal Tabagua14 December 200423 December 2016Raul Khajimba_
4Tamaz Gogia23 December 2016PresentRaul Khajimba_