Protesters In Abkhazia Reject Offer Of ‘President’ To Hold Elections

• 17.11.2024, 9:06

And refused to unblock the residence.

Opposition supporters who gathered near the administration of the “president” of Abkhazia in Sukhum rejected Aslan Bzhania's offer of early elections, RBC reports.

Opposition politician Adgur Ardzinba, former “Minister of Economy”, spoke to the protesters. He spoke about Bzhania's statement about holding early voting in the “republic” and asked if the participants agreed with this. The protesters responded that they did not accept the offer.

The protesters also refused to leave the area near the “presidential” administration.

Earlier, Bzhania said that he would resign when the protesters vacated the government buildings in Sukhum, but added that he intended to participate in the early elections.

At the end of October, Russia and Abkhazia signed an agreement according to which Russian companies can implement their investment projects on the territory of the “republic”. On November 11, protests began in Abkhazia, the opposition called for the bill to be rejected.

On November 15, protesters began storming the “parliament” and the “presidential” administration, shots were fired at the scene.

The opposition created a coordination council and began negotiations with the “authorities”, but already at night it announced the end of negotiations, and also stated that Bzhania had fled.