Controversial reports on the results of October 3 presidential elections in the unrecognized Abkhazian Republic triggered confusion over the outcome of the polls, which are not recognized internationally.
The Abkhazian Central Election Commission (CEC) has surprisingly announced that all previous reports that went through the newswires regarding the preliminary results of the October 3 presidential elections are not valid. The chief of the Abkhaz CEC Sergey Smir told reporters in Sokhumi that the early results of the polls will be known only by the evening of October 4.