De facto President Raul Khajimba not ruling out to declare a state of emergency

20:02, 09.01.2020

De facto President of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia Raul Khajimba does not rule out to declare a state of emergency in Sokhumi.

About 1,000 opposition supporters are holding the anti-regime rally at the Administration building of the de-facto President Raul Khajimba in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region.

As foreign media reports, there was also a physical confrontation between law enforcement and protesters.

With the help of the soldiers, de facto President Raul Khajimba has managed to leave the building.

The opposition demands to recognise the results of the September 8, 2019, presidential election when Raul Khajimba was re-elected as illegitimate. Raul Khajimba failed to win in the first round. In the second round, he received 47.39 per cent of the vote, while Alhaz Kvitsinia received 46.17 per cent.

Opposition “presidential candidate,” Alkhas Kvitsinia whose lawsuit is being discussed by the Supreme Court of the occupied region says the results are invalid given that per the “constitution”, only a candidate that receives 50 per cent of votes + 1 can be considered the winner.

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