Raul Khajimba, so-called former president of occupied Abkhazia, claims he made the decision on resignation independently and nobody put pressure on him.

“Nobody can put pressure on me, except of the circumstances what I"ve seen. I made the decision independently”, - said Khajimba to the Russian information agency TASS.

Former so-called vice-president of occupied Abkhazia Beslan Bartsic said yesterday that Khajimba will not running for the March 22 elections.

It was also announced that the opposition would nominate Aslan Bzhania’s candidate in the elections.