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The protesters say they gathered to defend Abkhazia's national interests from a de facto president who was looking to personally gain control over much of the region's resources,
the Crisis Group said in a statement Further unrest would bring with it a real risk of more violence and instability,
In order to preserve stability and constitutional order in the country, … I resign from the post of President of the Republic of Abkhazia,
Bzhania wrote in the resignation letter dated 19 November When they leave the building, I will write a letter of resignation, and we will see how much support they receive in the new elections."
In a statement to the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, Bzhania said The demonstrators are protesting against the adoption of an investment agreement between the republic and Russia; their actions are anti-Russian in nature."
Regarding the protesters who seized the parliament building, on November 17, the president said The entire cabinet of ministers must resign, then new leaders will be appointed. Leaving the current ministers to head the security bloc, as Aslan Bzhania demands, is an unacceptable condition for us."
If our demands for the president's resignation are not met, we will have to form a temporary government to ensure the normal functioning of state bodies,
Temur Gulia told his supporters, according to local agencies This barrier shows that the government has decided to fence itself off from its people,
Adgur Ardzinba said, ... according to local media
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