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Georgian politics on the reintegration of Abkhazia were doomed to fail while Georgia wouldn't accept claims by the Abkhazian elite for political leadership to find a solution for the power distribution between Tiflis and Suchumi. The present article aims to clarify why Georgia under Saakaschwili despite intensified efforts was not able to calm down de de-facto secession of Abkhazia and make it an integral part of Georgia. The example of Abkhazia and the attempt to profile the Abkhazian leaders in an international context as a 'band of bandits and to oppose to an alternative government only strengthened the will to secession, making the country's reintegration on either a mid nor a long-term basis. O. van Zijl