Bagapsh Picks PM Ankvab as Running Mate
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 12 Nov.'09 / 13:19

Sergey Bagapsh, an incumbent Abkhaz leader, who will run for re-election in the December 12 elections in the breakaway region, picked PM Alexander Ankvab as his running mate to run for the vice-presidency, Abkhaz news agency Apsnipress reported.

As a result Ankvab had to quit his post of the prime minister on November 11 to engage in the election campaign. Ankvab’s deputy Leonid Lakerbaia has become an acting prime minister of the breakaway region.

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