SUKHUM, Mar 13 All deputies to the parliament of Abkhazia failed to be elected in the first round of elections, there will be a second round, RIA Novosti was told at the Central Election Commission of the republic. In the parliamentary elections that took place on Saturday, March 12, 123 candidates took part — 107 men and 16 women, three of whom are Russians. «Not all candidates made it through the first round. There will be a second round «, — said the representative of the CEC. The second round should take place within two weeks. and five political parties that presented their 14 candidates — two pro-government parties — Amtsakhara (eight candidates) and the Popular Front of Abkhazia (one candidate), as well as two opposition parties — Apsny (two candidates) and the People's Party of Abkhazia (one candidate) , and «The Party of Economic development of Abkhazia» (two candidates), which remains neutral. The political majority in the parliament allows you to have a direct impact on decision-making. In total, more than 132 thousand people could participate in the vote — this is slightly more than half of the population of Abkhazia. There are 35 deputies in the parliament of Abkhazia. They are elected once every five years. The term of office of the current sixth convocation of parliament expires this spring.
