Protesters from the unrecognized state of Abkhazia do not give up against the government of President Aslan Bzhania. This Friday, they prevented a bill from being approved in Parliament, even entering the same headquarters. and this Saturday the fuse keeps lighting in It went smoothlythe capital, as those gathered refuse to leave the chamber, despite the fact that President Bzhania had declared that he accepted the resignation and that he would schedule a early elections, leaving his vice president, Badra Gunbaas head of state interim.
One of the images that circulated the most on social networks after the event is that of a plaque with the president’s name, Aslan Bzhaniain the trash. “When they leave the building, I will write my resignation and in the new elections we will see how much support they get,” were his words dedicated to his detractors, implying that he was giving up temporarily because he would run for re-election in said elections. The Minister of the Interior Beslán Jagba and the security service have communicated that they would obey the orders of the Abkhazian president.
Representatives of the protesters have indicated that they are not against maintaining a link narrow with Russia, but they have accused Bzhania of “trying to use such relationships for his own interests (and) manipulating them to strengthen his own regime.” The Russian news agency TASS quoted a representative of the protest, Adgur Ardzinbawhich declared that the occupation would continue “until the president dimita”.
On low heat
The week had already built up tension within Abkhazian politics due to the arrest of some leaders of the opposition, something that heated up the atmosphere and was responded to from the opposition ranks with blockades of some bridges. One of its leadersAdgur Ardzinbahad sent a message to president abjasio before the session began to approve the law from the street with a megaphone: “Proceed with the session, do your duty. Because of you, blood will be spilled here today. That blood will be in your consciousness.” He went on to add that any other similar incident will be the fault of Bzhania. One of the most repeated slogans was “”, directed at the current president, the main defender of this initiative.
According to the Abkhazian authorities themselves, 13 personas They were injured this Friday, of which three needed medical attention. Although the police already anticipated that the protesters would try to enter the chamber, using a fire truck to block the way, the popular support did not stop and even managed to circumvent them. One driver even rammed his private vehicle into the Parliament metal fence. It was then that debate on the bill was suspended indefinitely and the president and other members of his Executive left the building. Moscow, due to its interest in maintaining its influence over this rebellious territoryobserves the “crisis situation” with concern, and asked its citizens to avoid traveling to Abkhazia for now.
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