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before the collapse of the USSR and
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who held the role during Torez's imprisonment in 1991–1992, before Torez returned to the position in 1992; he was succeeded in 1993 by
Lyudvig Chibirov, who held office until 1996 when the
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Chibirov was elected with 52% of the vote, meaning no runoff was required. Gerasim
Khugayev finished second with 24% while three other candidates collectively received 24% of the vote.
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stated that the elections "cannot be considered legitimate", but said that the peace process "should go ahead".
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issued a series of amendments to the constitution which created a new presidential form of government.
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on 10 November 1996. The result was a victory for the incumbent head of state
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This was the first election in the region since the
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672:: 41281. September 1996.
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635:: 41382. November 1996.
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726:Presidential elections
553:Three other candidates
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645:Ian Jeffries (2003)
216:Konstantin Dzhussoev
130:Position established
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649:, Routledge
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598:President
479:Background
267:Elections
591:Reactions
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261:Elections
191:Executive
139:President
123:President
596:Georgian
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107:23.9%
104:52.3%
563:Total
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