Apsny () is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...

First period (until 2005)

Apsny was founded as a social movement in the 1990s, but was transformed into a political party in February 2001. It elected as its co-chairmen member of the People's Assembly Maia Agrba and Rushni Jopua and as its Executive Secretary Nugzar Agrba. Serving as the principal pro-government formation, Apsny supported

Raul Khajimba Raul Jumkovich Khajimba (, ka, რაულ ჯუმკას-ძე ჰაჯიმბა; born 21 March 1959) is an Abkhazians, Abkhazian politician who served as President of Abkhazia from 25 September 2014 until 12 January 2020. He was also ...

in the 2004 presidential election. On 8 February 2005, Apsny formed, with eleven smaller parties and movements, the

Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia The Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia (FNUA; ; ; ka, აფხაზეთის ეროვნული ერთიანობის ფორუმი, tr) is a prominent oppositional political party in Abkhazia. It is led by former ...

. Apsny ceased to function independently thereafter.

Refoundation (since 2016)

On 19 May 2016, Apsny was refounded as a political party with a congress held at the hotel Atrium Viktoria. Among the members of the initiative group were former leader Nugzar Agrba and former Deputy Chairman of the Party for the Economic Development of Abkhazia and professor Givi Gabnia.

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