5th convocation of the Sukhumi City Council

The 5th convocation of the Sukhumi City Council has been in office since 10 March 2011.

Formation
Main article: Abkhazian local elections, 2011

2011 City Council election

The 2011 City Council election was contested by 85 candidates in 26 single-seat constituencies. Among the candidates were the incumbent Mayor of Sukhumi Alias Labakhua, as well as 14 sitting members of the City Council. Of these, 5 were re-elected (including Labakhua).[apress 1][apress 2] None of the 12 female candidates was elected.[knot 1] United Abkhazia had nominated candidates in all 26 constituencies, 16 of which won.[knot 2] The Communist Party and the Sukhumi Military School had nominated 2 and 1 candidates, respectively, all of which lost. The remaining candidates had been nominated by 64 initiative groups, 10 of these independent candidates won a seat (including Daut Nanba after the re-run in constituency #1).[knot 3]

Rerun in constituency no. 1

On 16 February, the Sukhumi election commission ordered a rerun in constituency no. 1, because there had been a soldier who had voted at 2 constituencies, and another voter from another constituency.[apress 3] Preliminary results had indicated a victory for independent candidate Daut Nanba.[apress 1] Repeated elections were scheduled for 16 April. Candidates had to be nominated between 7 and 27 March and registered between 28 March and 7 April.[apress 4] Only Daut Nanba, Guram Berulava and Aslan Sangulia participated the second time around, Nanba again won.[apress 5]

By-elections

Constituency no. 16

Due to the election to Parliament of Guram Barganjia on 10 March 2012, a by-election was held in constituency no. 16 on 24 June. Candidates were to be nominated from 16 May until 4 June and registered from 4 until 14 June.[apress 6] On 13 June, the Election Commission registered three candidates: the businessman Jemalik Aiba, the housewife Nina Kiropova and Enrik Leiba, who had lost to Barganjia in the 2011 election.[apress 7] Leiba won the election with 207 votes, against 104 for Aiba and 17 for Kiropova. A total of 331 people turned out to vote, out of 860 registered voters.[apress 8]

Constituency no. 15

Due to the resignation of Astamur Adleiba, a by-election was held in constituency no. 15 on 16 February 2013. Candidates were to be nominated between 8 and 28 January.[apress 9] The election was won by English teacher at School no. 7 Murtaz Shamatava, who received 262 votes, defeating Ruzana Shlarba (in second place with 200 votes), Valeri Bganba and Valina Azhiba, out of a total of 571 votes cast and 1549 registered voters.[apress 10]

Constituencies no. 2, 3, 6, 12 and 19

On 20 January 2015, the resignation of five deputies was announced: Lasha Kiut, Aslan Ajapua, Erik Rshtuni, Aleksei Lomia and Khrips Jopua, Deputies for constituencies 2, 3, 6, 12 and 19 respectively. Lomia had been appointed as Prosecutor General of Abkhazia, Jopua as Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation and Rshtuni as Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Standards and Consumer and Technical Supervision.[apress 11] On 5 February, the Election Commission composed by the City Council elected Rismag Ajinjal as its chairman, and set 4 April as the election date.[apress 12]

Adgur Kharazia had been appointed as acting mayor by newly elected President Raul Khajimba on 22 October 2014, and had to be elected to the City Council to be permanently appointed.[apress 13] (Kharazia's predecessor Alias Labakhua, although dismissed as mayor, remained a member of the City Council.) Kharazia was elected unopposed in constituency no. 3, obtaining 296 votes, or 98% of all votes cast, from 908 registered voters. In constituency no. 2, Aleksei Archelia defeated Georgi Skakaia by 163 votes to 126, from 617 registered voters. The election in constituency no. 6 (1501 registered voters) was narrowly won by Nestor Bigvava (227 votes) over Lana Tsaava (222) and Aslan Jinjolia (216), the election in constituency no. 12 (1905 registered voters) by Omar Avidzba (253 votes) over Denis Abelov (187) and Adgur Agrba (13) and the election in constituency no. 19 (1191 registered voters) by Apsert Kanjaria (246 votes) over Gudisa Pilia (207) and Mustafa Eshba (42).[alhra 1]

Composition

Leadership

On 21 February, the new city assembly held its first session, in which it had to elect a successor for its outgoing Chairman Adgur Amichba, who had not run again in the assembly election.[apress 14][knot 3] However, the two candidates Amiran Kakalia and Konstantin Pilia tied with 12 votes, with 1 invalid vote.[apress 14] The session was then adjourned until 23 February. In the second vote Amiran Kakalia beat Konstantin Pilia by 15-to-9 (with 1 invalid vote). Beslan Shinkuba was subsequently elected Deputy Chairman and Astamur Adleiba Secretary.[apress 15]

On 1 March 2012, Amiran Kakalia resigned as speaker. Three deputies were put forward to succeed Kakalia, 22 deputies participated in the vote. Konstantin Pilia won with 12 votes against 7 for Kondrat Samsonia and 2 for Enver Chamagua and 1 abstention.[apress 16]

List of members
#NamePositionNotes
1 Daut Nanba
2 Lasha Kiut Resigned
Aleksei Archelia Elected through a by-election on 4 April 2015
3 Aslan Ajapua Resigned
Adgur Kharazia Elected through a by-election on 4 April 2015
4 Apollon Lataria
5 Adamur Lagvilava
6 Erik Rshtuni Appointed as Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Standards and Consumer and Technical Supervision
Nestor Bigvava Elected through a by-election on 4 April 2015
7 Kondrat Samsonia
8 Enver Chamagua
9 Mizan Zantaria
10 Konstantin Pilia Chairman (since 1 March 2012)
11 Amiran Kakalia Chairman (until 1 March 2012)
12 Aleksei Lomia Elected Prosecutor General on 7 October 2014
Omar Avidzba Elected through a by-election on 4 April 2015
13 Beslan Karchava
14 Teimuraz Anua
15 Astamur Adleiba Resigned
Murtaz Shamatava Elected through a by-election on 16 February 2013
16 Guram Barganjia Elected to Parliament on 10 March 2012
Enrik Leiba Elected through a by-election on 24 June 2012
17 Beslan Kvitsinia
18 Beslan Shinkuba
19 Khrips Jopua Appointed as Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation on 14 June 2013
Apsert Kanjaria Elected through a by-election on 4 April 2015
20 Arnold Minaia
21 Alias Labakhua
22 Dmitri Shlarba
23 Mizan Zukhba
24 Vitali Chitanava
25 Roman Tskua
26 Ronald Gamgia

References

Apsnypress
  1. "12 февраля состоялись выборы в органы местного самоуправления Абхазии". Apsnypress (in Russian). 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. Сухумская городская избирательная комиссия зарегистрировала депутатов Городского собрания. Apsnypress (in Russian). 16 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  3. В Сухумском избирательном округе №1 состоятся повторные выборы. Apsnypress (in Russian). 16 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  4. Повторные выборы в избирательном округе №1 города Сухум состоятся 16 апреля. Apsnypress (in Russian). 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  5. Даут Нанба стал депутатом Сухумского Городского собрания.. Apsnypress (in Russian). 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  6. "24 июня состоятся выборы депутата Сухумского городского собрания". Apsnypress. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
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  9. "В округе №15 г. Сухум состоятся выборы депутата городского собрания". Apsnypress. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  10. "Муртаз Шаматава избран депутатом Сухумского городского собрания". Apsnypress. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  11. "Пять депутатов Сухумского городского Собрания сложили свои полномочия". Apsnypress. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  12. "Рисмаг Аджинджал возглавил Городскую избирательную комиссию". Apsnypress. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  13. "Адгур Харазия назначен исполняющим обязанности главы администрации г. Сухум". Apsnypress. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  14. Выборы председателя Сухумского Городского собрания перенесены на 23 февраля. Apsnypress (in Russian). 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  15. Амиран Какалия избран председателем Городского собрания Сухума. Apsnypress (in Russian). 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  16. "Константин Пилия избран председателем Собрания столицы". Apsnypress. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

Caucasian Knot
  1. Kuchuberia, Anzhela (14 February 2011). В Абхазии выборы признаны состоявшимися. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. В Абхазии прошли выборы в местное самоуправление. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 13 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  3. В Абхазии на 26 мест в Сухумское городское собрание претендуют 88 кандидатов. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

Election commission
  1. "Итоги выборов". alhra.org. Избирательная комиссия по выборам в органы местного самоуправления г.Сухум. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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