Vice President of Abkhazia
| Vice President of the Republic of Abkhazia | |
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since 2 April 2025 | |
| Type | Deputy head of state |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Residence | Sukhumi |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Valery Arshba |
| Formation | 26 November 1994 |
| Website | Official website |
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| Constitution |
 Abkhazia portal |
The vice president of the Abkhaz Republic (Abkhaz: Аԥсны ахада ихаҭыԥуаҩ, Russian: Вице-президент Республики Абхазия), a partially recognized state, internationally regarded as a part of Georgia, is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new president of Abkhazia upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. Additionally, the vice president would assume the presidency in case the president becomes incapable of carrying out the presidential duties.
Eligibility
According to article 54 of the Constitution of Abkhazia, a citizen of Abkhazia, no younger than 35 years old and no older than 65 years old, who is in possession of suffrage, may be elected vice president. The vice president shall not be member of the Parliament, or hold any other offices in state or public bodies as well as in businesses.
Election
The vice president is elected simultaneously with the president. A candidate for vice president is nominated by a candidate for president.
Duties
The vice president executes individual assignments on a commission of the president and acts for the president in his absence or in case when it is impossible for the president to attend to his duties.
List of vice presidents of Abkhazia
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | President(s) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Valery Arshba (born 1949) |
5 January 1995 | 12 February 2005 | 10 years, 38 days | Vladislav Ardzinba | |
| 2 |  |
Raul Khajimba (born 1958) |
14 February 2005 | 28 May 2009 | 4 years, 103 days | Sergei Bagapsh | |
| 3 | .jpg) |
Alexander Ankvab (born 1952) |
12 February 2010 | 29 May 2011 | 1 year, 106 days | [1] | |
| 4 | .jpg) |
Mikhail Logua (born 1970) |
26 September 2011 | 25 December 2013 | 2 years, 90 days | Alexander Ankvab | [2] |
| 5 | |
Vitali Gabnia (born 1968) |
25 September 2014 | 22 August 2018 | 3 years, 331 days | Raul Khajimba | [3] |
| 6 | |
Aslan Bartsits | 25 September 2019 | 12 January 2020 | 109 days | [4] | |
| 7 | .jpg) |
Badra Gunba (born 1981) |
23 April 2020 | 2 April 2025 | 4 years, 344 days | Aslan Bzhania Himself |
[5] |
| 8 | |
Beslan Bigvava | 2 April 2025 | Incumbent | 1 year, 146 days | Badra Gunba | |
See also
References
- ↑ Выпуск №69-70 (in Russian). Apsnypress. 13 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ "Вице-президент Михаил Логуа намерен оставить свой пост". Apsnypress. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Vitali Gabnia Announced his Resignation from the Post of Vice President". presidentofabkhazia.org.
- ↑ "Vice President of Abkhazia resigns". news.am.
- ↑ "Aslan Bzhania Becomes New Abkhaz Leader". 23 March 2020.
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