The President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, spoke in his home village of Tamysh and announced that he was ready to call new presidential elections when the opposition liberated the administration of the Head of State.
Aslan Bzhania willing to announce new presidential elections and resign. This was stated during a speech in his hometown of Tamysh. The head of Abkhazia assured that he is not clinging to power, but that he is willing to resign and transfer control to the vice president after the opposition abandons the seized government buildings.
“If we do not return the process to the legal mainstream, it will be very difficult to ensure the preservation of the state.” – said Aslan Bzhania.
Meanwhile, the opposition assembles a council of political forces in the captured presidential administration to decide what to do next. The opposition leader spoke about this. Levan Mikaa.
As reported EADaily The day before, on November 15, the Abkhazian opposition held protests against the approval of the law on Russian investments, which provides benefits and support measures for Russian investors.
In the evening an opposition coordination council was created, negotiations began with the authorities, the president was offered two options on how he, as well as the vice president and the prime minister, could leave their positions.
Subsequently, Lebanon protest leader Mikaa announced the suspension of negotiations because “the president fled.” The press service of the head of the republic reported that he was in his native village of Tamysh, located about 40 kilometers from Sukhum on the highway to Georgia, and denied that Bzhania had gone to a Russian military base.
“The President did not sign the document on the withdrawal of the bill “On the ratification of the agreement between the government of the Republic of Abkhazia and the government of the Russian Federation on the implementation of investment projects by Russian legal entities in the territory of the Republic of Abkhazia” of the parliament”, — also reported the press service of the President of Abkhazia.
