The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Abkhazia Anas Kishmaria on Thursday, January 9 held a working meeting with the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Abkhazia, former Ombudsman Dmitry Marshan.
9 January 2025
During the meeting A. Kishmaria and D. Marshan discussed the upcoming elections of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia, the procedure for registering candidates, as well as aspects of the work of the CEC and district commissions in terms of observing the legal rights of voters and preventing violations at all stages of work from the registration procedure to the announcement of the voting results.
D. Marshan assured A. Kishmaria that he, as the Chairman of the Commission as well as the entire composition and apparatus of the CEC in their work are guided exclusively by the Constitution and Laws of the Republic of Abkhazia. "Your competence, experience and responsibility leave no doubt that the CEC will conduct the upcoming elections in a highly professional and exclusively legal manner which is of interest to the overwhelming majority of citizens of our country" A. Kishmaria said during the meeting. At the same time A. Kishmaria informed D. Marshan that she intends to meet with all officially registered candidates for the post of President of Abkhazia in order to discuss the conduct of the election campaign and the voting procedure which must take place exclusively in a legal manner in the interests of the citizens of our country.
D. Marshan assured A. Kishmaria that he, as the Chairman of the Commission as well as the entire composition and apparatus of the CEC in their work are guided exclusively by the Constitution and Laws of the Republic of Abkhazia. "Your competence, experience and responsibility leave no doubt that the CEC will conduct the upcoming elections in a highly professional and exclusively legal manner which is of interest to the overwhelming majority of citizens of our country" A. Kishmaria said during the meeting. At the same time A. Kishmaria informed D. Marshan that she intends to meet with all officially registered candidates for the post of President of Abkhazia in order to discuss the conduct of the election campaign and the voting procedure which must take place exclusively in a legal manner in the interests of the citizens of our country.