Badra Gunba Biography
In second place was Adgur Ardzinba. Gunba has already called himself a winner. He was educated in Saratov, shortly before the elections he met with Russian politicians. Who claimed the post of President of Abkhazia, the initiative group nominated Badra Gunb with a presidential candidate in mid -December. In addition to him, the leader of the Abkhazian Movement, one of the participants in the coup in the fall of the year, Adgur Ardzinba, claimed this post.
Gunba went to the polls, having previously received a post and. He entered this position shortly after the resignation of the former leader of the Republic of Aslan Bzhanya. The former state leader was forced to relieve himself of the authority against the backdrop of large -scale demonstrations of the opposition, which took place in Abkhazia in the fall of the year. On the eve of the vote in the first round, Gunb invited his opponents to conclude an agreement on recognizing the results of the presidential election in order to reduce the degree of tension in society.
Gunba was the first to sign his signature under this document. Since in the first round of elections on February 15, not one of the candidates gained the right number of votes for victory, the second one took place on March 1. On the night of March 2, Gunba, at a meeting with supporters of the headquarters, announced his victory following the results of the second round of voting in the Republic.
According to him, the future of the country decided. This is not the victory of the team of Badra Gunba and Beslan Bigwawa, it should be the victory of the people of Abkhazia for the future of our country, ”said Gunba. After graduating from a local school, he entered the Saratov State Agrarian University. Vavilov and in the year received a diploma with a degree in accounting and audit.
From the year, Gunba held different positions in the financial authorities of the Saratov administration, and then worked for two years a referent on legal issues of the Cabinet of Council of Abkhazia. In the year he received the post of deputy minister of culture of the republic, in M was promoted to the minister. In the year, Gunba went into entrepreneurial activity.
Five years later, the political parties of Aitira and Ametshara recommended a businessman as a candidate for vice presidents of Abkhazia. He took part in the election campaign of Aslan Bzhanya and in April of the year officially joined a new position. Gunba is married, has two sons. What Gunba spoke of Russia, occupying the post of vice president, Gunba oversee the relations of Abkhazia with Russia, including the implementation of joint projects of the two countries.
According to the politician, the strengthening of strong ties with the Russian Federation is a priority direction of the Abkhaz leadership. In early February, presidential candidate met with residents of Sukhum. This event also discussed the topic of recognition of Abkhazia by the international community. According to Gunbe, he sees the solution to this issue in the further development of partnership with the Russian Federation.
We will improve the quality of relations with Russia. This will give us the possibility of even wider recognition of our state, ”said the politician at the meeting, which was broadcast by the APSNE IAHA channel. In addition, on the eve of the election, he visited Moscow, where he met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov and the first deputy head of the Russian Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko.
The opposition criticized Gunba for this trip, calling it “inappropriate” and accusing the politician of working on the Kremlin. The candidate in response said that during the visit he defended the position of Abkhazia. This document provided for preferences for Russian businessmen in the republic. In particular, he exempted them from paying taxes and customs duties for eight years.
The opponents of the Bazhia considered that the deal would undermine the country's economic sovereignty and harm local business. At a meeting with Novak, Gunba said that Sukhum was interested in investments from Russia. The parties agreed to achieve a review of the terms of the agreement. At the initiative, Moscow also decided to create a special support fund for small and medium -sized businesses of Abkhazia.
According to Novak, million rubles have already been allocated for this. And Siluanov said that Sukhum had already received financial support from the Russian Federation for the socio-economic development of the republic. Another issue that Gunba decided at the post and. When in December the republic encountered energy collapse and fan shutdown of light, he directly turned to Moscow for help.
Russia began the outcome of electricity into the country, which allowed to reduce the duration of the shutdowns, and in early February to completely abandon them. Gunba also became the initiator of the creation of a special unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to combat illegal cryptocurrency mining - one of the reasons for the energy crisis in Abkhazia.
A small part of miners associated with the ruling elite received superpowers, and the population and social facilities - hospitals, kindergartens, schools - were in a vulnerable position, ”he notes. According to Sobyanin, if Gunba continues to combat mining and achieves the closure of illegal farms for at least several months, he can remain in power "seriously and for a long time." After that, in Abkhazia, “many are smeared”, the expert added.The All -Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion conducted a survey, following which Gunba was called the favorite of the presidential election.
The main opponent and. In February, on the eve of the first round, Gunba held a final meeting with voters. At the event, he urged citizens to remain calm, listen to the voice of reason and not succumb to provocations, regardless of the outcome of the vote. The candidate also called any calls for violence in Abkhazia unacceptable. Read also:.