Shamil Adzynba

Shamil Adzynba
Prime Minister of Abkhazia Acting
In office 16 March 2015 – 20 March 2015
President	Raul Khajimba
Preceded by	Beslan Butba
Succeeded by	Artur Mikvabia
Personal details
Political party	Party for the Economic Development of Abkhazia

Shamil Adzynba is a politician from Abkhazia. He currently serves as First Vice Premier in the Government of President Khajimba, and he was briefly acting Prime Minister in March 2015.

August 2011 Presidential election

A Presidential election was originally scheduled to take place in 2014, however, the Constitution of Abkhazia required an election to be held within three months after the unexpected death of incumbent president Sergei Bagapsh on 29 May 2011. Only three candidates participated: outgoing Vice President and Acting President Alexander Ankvab, outgoing Prime Minister Sergei Shamba and opposition leader Raul Khajimba. Shamil Adzynba was picked by Shamba as his Vice Presidential candidate. The pair was nominated by an initiative group on 8 July and applied for registration on 16 July.^[1][2] All candidates passed their Abkhaz language test on 20 July 2011, were formally registered by the Central Election Commission on 25 July and received their certificates on 26 July.^[3][4]

Shamba and Adzynba received political support from the Party for Economic Development on 21 July, 10 (out of 12) members of the Association of Youth Organisations on 28 July and the Communist Party 9 August.^[5][6][7]

The election was won by Alexander Ankvab. The Shamba-Adzynba ticket came in second place with 21.02% of the vote, narrowly ahead of Khajimba.^[8]

First Vice Premier and acting Prime Minister (since 2014)

Adzynba was appointed First Vice Premier by Khajimba on 15 October 2014.^[9]

When President Khajimba dismissed Prime Minister Butba on 16 March 2015, he appointed Adzynba as Acting Prime Minister.^[10] On 20 March, Khajimba appointed MP Artur Mikvabia as Butba's permanent replacement.^[11]

References

1. "ЦИК зарегистрировал инициативную группу по выдвижению Сергея Шамба кандидатом в президенты Абхазии". Apsnypress. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
2. "Сергей Шамба и Шамиль Адзынба подали заявление в Центральную избирательную комиссию о согласии баллотироваться на пост президента и вице-президента Республики Абхазия.". Apsnypress. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
3. "Александр Анкваб, Рауль Хаджимба и Сергей Шамба сдали экзамен на знание Государственного абхазского языка". Apsnypress. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
4. "Центральная избирательная комиссия зарегистрировала кандидатами в президенты Александра Анкваба, Рауля Хаджимба и Сергея Шамба". Apsnypress. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
5. "Партия Экономического развития Абхазии поддержала кандидатуру Сергея Шамба на пост президента республики". Apsnypress. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
6. "10 из 12 организаций, входящих в Ассоциацию молодежных организаций Абхазии, заявили о поддержке кандидата в президенты Сергея Шамба". Apsnypress. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
7. "Политсовет компартии Абхазии поддержал кандидатуру Сергея Шамба.". Apsnypress. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
8. "Final results of the presidential elections in Abkhazia". Abkhazian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
9. "Назначены вице-премьеры правительства". Apsnypress. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
10. "Создано Министерство по курортам и туризму РА". Apsnypress. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
11. "Артур Миквабия назначен премьер-министром Абхазии". Apsnypress. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.