| Forum of the National Unity of Abkhazia Форум Народного единства Абхазии |
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| Leader | Raul Khajimba |
| Founded | February 8, 2005 |
| Politics of Abkhazia Political parties Elections |
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The Forum of the National Unity of Abkhazia (FNUA, Russian: Форум Народного единства Абхазии) is a prominent oppositional political party in Abkhazia. It is led by Former Prime Minister, Vice President and Presidential candidate Raul Khajimba.
The FNUA was founded on 8 February 2005 to unite 12 opposition parties, socio-political movements, public organisations and youth organisations, which however continued to exist as individual entities. It mainly brought together supporters of Raul Khajimba in the October 2004 presidential election. Khajimba had lost that election, but became Vice President following the power-sharing agreement concluded to end the post-election crisis, and the FNUA considered ensuring the strict implementation of that agreement one of its principal tasks. The FNUA was initially governed by a coordinating board of twelve members, headed by Gennadi Alamia, co-chairman of the Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia.[1]
The FNUA became a socio-political movement on 10 October 2005 and Avtandil Gartskia, Vitali Gabnia and Daur Arshba were elected its co-chairmen.[2] On 6 March 2008 the FNUA was transformed into a political party and Daur Arshba and Astamur Tania became its two co-chairmen.[3]
In the run-up to the 12 December 2009 Presidential election, the FNUA intended to nominate Raul Khajimba and Zaur Ardzinba, but in the end the pair could not agree on who would get what position, and the congress of the FNUA, planned for 29 October, was called off.[4] Khajimba and Ardzinba then entered the election separately, ending up 2nd and 3rd respectively, behind incumbent President Sergei Bagapsh.
On 12 May 2010, the FNUA held a congress during which the number of Chairmen was reduced from 2 to 1, and the number of Deputy Chairmen from 4 to 2. Raul Khajimba was elected to the new leadership position, with Daur Arshba and Rita Lolua becoming his deputies.[5]
The Forum of the National Unity of Abkhazia originally brought together three political parties:
four socio-political movements:
three public organisations:
and two youth organisations:
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