Party of the Economic Development of Abkhazia
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Party for the Economic Development of Abkhazia
Апсны аекономика арeиара апартиа აფხაზეთის ეკონომიკური განვითარების პარტია Партия экономического развития Абхазии |
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| Chairman | Beslan Butba |
| Deputy Chairman | Beslan Baratelia |
| Founded | September 26, 2007 |
| Ideology | Centrism |
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The Party for the Economic Development of Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Апсны аекономика арeиара апартиа, Georgian: აფხაზეთის ეკონომიკური განვითარების პარტია, Russian: Партия экономического развития Абхазии) is an opposition party in Abkhazia led by businessman Beslan Butba.
The Party for the Economic Development of Abkhazia (PEDA) was founded during its first congress on 26 September 2007 in Sukhumi. Businessman and former MP Beslan Butba was unanimously elected its Chairman. The Political Council consisted of Butba, Beslan Kvarchia, Georgi Basaria, Leonid Osia, Aslan Bartsyts, Irina Tkacheva, former Agriculture Minister Jamal Eshba, Irma Jgenaria, Abkhazian State University lecturers Beslan Baratelia and Batal Khagush, People's Artist Nurbei Kamkia, Ilia Gamasonia, Ekho Abkhazii journalist Vitali Sharia and Aleksandr Neproshin.
On 25 December the Party organised a roundtable discussion on the demographic situation in Abkhazia, which was attended by representatives of many other Abkhazian parties. On 30 January 2008 it signed a cooperation agreement with the People's Party of Abkhazia, one of the oldest political parties in Abkhazia. The Party financed the repair of the library in Chlou, native village of the writer Bagrat Shinkuba, which was reopened on 26 April. On 28 November 2008 it held its second congress, which was attended by around 400 delegates. During the congress chairman Beslan Butba condemned the corruption and lack of transparency of the Abkhazian government. On 23 January 2009 the Party organised a roundtable discussion about the run-up to the December 2009 Presidential election, which was attended by representatives from most other parties. On 23 October 2009 it held its fourth congress, during which Butba was nominated for President, and former Minister of the Interior Almasbei Kchach for Vice President.
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