2020 Abkhazian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Abkhazia on 22 March 2020 following the decision of the Supreme Court to annul the results of the 2019 election on 10 January, and the subsequent resignation of President Raul Khajimba due to protests against his presidency.^[2]

2020 Abkhazian presidential election

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Candidate Aslan Bzhania Adgur Ardzinba Party Independent FNUA[1] Running mate Badra Gunba Arda Ashub Popular vote 53,741 33,686 Percentage 58.92% 36.93%

President before election Valeri Bganba (interim) Independent Elected President Aslan Bzhania Independent

Aslan Bzhania was considered the frontrunner in the elections,^[3][4][5] and was elected with around 59% of the vote.

Candidates

Presidential candidate		Career	Supporting parties	Vice presidential candidate
	Adgur Ardzinba	Current Minister for Economy and Vice Prime Minister	Apsny,[6] Aruaa,[6][7] Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia, People's Party of Abkhazia[8]	Arda Ashub
	Aslan Bzhania	Former Head of the State Security Service of Abkhazia	Amtsakhara,[9] United Abkhazia[10]	Badra Gunba
	Leonid Dzapshba	Former Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia	Akzaara	Viktor Khashba

Results

Candidate	Running mate	Votes	%
Aslan Bzhania	Badra Gunba	53,741	58.92
Adgur Ardzinba	Arda Ashub	33,686	36.93
Leonid Dzapshba	Viktor Khashba	2,114	2.32
None of the above		1,666	1.83
Total		91,207	100.00
Valid votes		91,207	95.90
Invalid/blank votes		3,902	4.10
Total votes		95,109	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		132,916	71.56
Source: Abkhaz World

Aftermath

After the elections results were announced, Bzhania gave a press conference. He announced planned constitutional reforms and that Alexander Ankvab would be the next prime minister.^[11][12]