Lots close at 20.00. More than 140 thousand citizens of Abkhazia on Friday, will choose the future of the republic. Extraordinary elections of the head of state associated with the untimely death of the country's second President Sergei Bagapsh. The CEC has registered three presidential candidates, including the acting head of the republic Alexander Ankvab, Prime Minister Sergei Shamba and leader of the opposition party, the "Forum of National Unity of Abkhazia" Raul Khajimba. After the polls close will be declared the results of exit-poll, are going to spend voting day sociological services. Preliminary results made public the day after the election. Then, the CEC should establish the voting results and draw up a protocol in seven days, and then formally announce them. CEC finished registration of Abkhazia international observers recorded total 108 observers representing various countries and international organizations. Experts predict that turnout for this election will be high, and in the order of 60-70%. The outcome of the election will depend in many respects from the turnout, and political analysts believe that the second round is inevitable, since neither candidate will likely not score 50% plus one vote needed to win the first round. The second round of elections by law to be held in two weeks.
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