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Yesterday in the capital of Adygea, Maykop, a rally of many thousands was held, which was organized by public organizations - the Circassian Congress, Adyge Khase, the Women's Union of Adygea and the regional branch of the Young Guard of United Russia movement. As a result of the rally, a statement was adopted “in support of the policy pursued by the President of Adygea Khazret Sovmen,” which was sent to the government and the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Southern Federal District, Dmitry Kozak.

Yesterday at eight o'clock in the morning, local police and riot police units cordoned off Lenin Square in Maykop and all approaches to the house of the Adygea government. At about ten o'clock, columns of minibuses with flashing lights, buses and cars began to arrive at the city center, in which the heads of all district administrations, representatives of the clergy and Cossacks arrived. Students who, according to a source at Maikop State University, were “dismissed from classes” were also brought to the square. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Adygea, about 3.5 thousand people took part in the action. A huge poster above the makeshift stage depicted the head of Adygea, Khazret Sovmen, and numerous slogans read: “Khazret Sovmen is our president,” “Sovmen is the choice of the people.”

On April 4, President Sovmen announced his resignation at a meeting of the State Council of Adygea, citing the fact that “Moscow does not understand him.” True, after some time the press service of the President of Adygea stated that Mr. Sovmen’s statement was misinterpreted and “there are no grounds for disseminating information about his resignation.” The press service explained the president's emotional breakdown by saying that he was upset by the chaos in parliament, whose members were busy dividing up leadership positions. In the Kremlin, opinions regarding the resignation of the Adyghe president were divided: some officials told Kommersant that he should complete the resignation procedure, others that he could continue working.

The meeting was opened by a representative of the Black Sea Shapsugs, the head of the republican society "Knowledge" Kazbek Achmiz, who announced that the action was being held in support of the president and the status of the republic, as well as against xenophobia and fascism. Nevertheless, the main theme of the rally was the preservation of statehood of the autonomy. The protesters declared “the inadmissibility of any speculation on the issue of changing the status of the Republic of Adygea” and expressed support for the policies of President Sovmen, noting, however, the role of “great Russia”, under the protection of which “Adygea is the only national home in the world.” A statement in support of Khazret Sovmen adopted following the rally was sent to the Russian government and the plenipotentiary mission of the Russian President in the Southern Federal District.

Mr. Sovmen himself was not present at the meeting. As employees of the FSB of Adygea told Kommersant, on the same day when Khazret Sovmen announced his resignation, he left Maykop. At the same time, he collected things, including numerous gifts, souvenirs and books from his office in the government house, as well as from his office at the state dacha, and, accompanied by several cars, went to his private residence in the village of Afipsip. According to a Kommersant source in the republican administration, the sudden disappearance of the President of Adygea did not allow supporters of his resignation in the Kremlin to bring this matter to an end. The fact is that Moscow officials are not even able to contact the president of Adygea, and he himself seems to have taken a wait-and-see attitude, counting on the fact that the rallies of his supporters, threatening to destabilize the situation in the republic, will make his opponents in the Kremlin administration come to their senses.

DIANA Ъ-DADASHEVA, Maykop

Adyghe people stood up for the president