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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10441

31 August 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/georgia
EU contests results of presidential elections in Abkhazia

Brussels, 30/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Sunday 28 August, the pro-Russian candidate, Alexander Ankvab, was elected to the post of president of the breakaway region of Abkhazia. A statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on these elections points out that the “European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework within which these elections have taken place”. The EU “reiterates its support to the territorial integrity and sovereignty...