Apsadgyl ( ab, Аԥсадгьыл) is a socio-political organisation in

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

and a faction in the People's Assembly.

Foundation

Apsadgyl held its founding congress as a public union on 19 January 2012, led by lawyer

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. On 30 July 2015, Apsadgyl was registered as a socio-political organisation. on 7 August, members of the People's Assembly

Georgi Agrba Georgi may refer to: * Georgi (given name) * Georgi (surname) See also * Georgy (disambiguation) *Georgii (disambiguation) Georgii may refer to: ;Given name * Georgii Zantaraia (born 1987), Ukrainian judoka of Georgian origin * Georgii Karpechenko ...

, Fazlibei Avidzba, Guram Barganjia,

Anzor Kokoskeria Anzor is a Circassian, Chechen and Georgian masculine given name. The name possibly derived from the Georgian noble title აზნაური (aznauri), ultimately from Middle Persian aznawar meaning "noble". Alternatively or independently, the n ...

and Akhra Pachulia had established the faction Apsadgyl, led by Agrba. On 16 August 2015, Apsadgyl held a meeting in which it presented itself and elected former Presidential nominee and Vice Premier

Beslan Eshba Beslan Eshba is a vice premier of Abkhazia and the head of a sociopolitical organization Apsadgyl ( ab, Апсадгьыл). Prior to his current position, he was a deputy commander in the Sukhumi battalion and an advisor to the President of Abk ...

as its Chairman. On 18 March 2016, Apsadgyl declared with respect to the upcoming referendum to hold an early presidential election that, while it was not one of the initiators, it acknowledged the constitutional right to organise such a referendum and called upon both proponents and opponents to adhere to the law and behave respectfully. On 6 October, due to the appointment op Beslan Eshba as Vice Premier, Apsadgyl's executive committee elected former Culture Minister Nugzar Logua as its new Chairman.

References

Political parties in Abkhazia 2012 establishments in Abkhazia {{Abkhazia-poli-stub