Abkhazia has begun preparations to receive international election observers

The Central Election Commission of Abkhazia expects about 60-70 international observers at the upcoming presidential elections, member of the Central Election Commission Alyas Brandzia told Izvestia.

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"The CEC has invited its colleagues from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, the Republic of South Ossetia, from the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic. We roughly expect that there will be a total of about 60-70 observers from different countries. Now we are preparing, everything is in accordance with the plan, everything is going on normally," he said.

Also this year the Central Election Commission of Abkhazia will open two polling stations in Russia and one in Turkey. The elections will be held on February 15.

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