People's Assembly of Abkhazia

The People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аҧсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент, Georgian: აფხაზეთის რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, Russian: Народное Собрание — Парламент Республики Абхазия) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Abkhazia.[1]

People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia
Аҧсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент
აფხაზეთის რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება
Народное Собрание — Парламент Республики Абхазия
7th People's Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Lasha Ashuba
since 12 April 2022
Vice Speakers
Naur Narmania, Fazlibey Avidzba, Ashot Minosyan
Structure
Seats35
Political groups
  •   Independents (30)
  •   Amtsakhara (4)
  •   Aitaira (1)
Elections
Last election
12 and 26 March 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Sukhumi
Website
www.parlamentra.org
Politics of Abkhazia
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
People's Assembly
Speaker
Valery Kvarchia
Public Chamber
Political parties
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
Diplomatic missions of / in Abkhazia
flag Abkhazia portal

Composition
Further information: 5th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia

The People's Assembly has 35 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies. On 30 July 2015, Parliament failed to support a constitutional amendment increasing the number of members to 45 and introducing a mixed electoral system. The proposal was supported by 19 Deputies, four short of the required two-thirds majority. (Five deputies voted against, 4 abstained.)[2]

Leadership

Valery Kvarchia is the current speaker of parliament. He was elected on 12 April 2017, succeeding Valery Bganba.[3] There are currently three Vice-Speakers: Said Kharazia, Levon Galustyan, and Mikhail Sangulia.[4]

Committees

The People's Assembly currently contains the following eight committees:

  1. Legal Policy, State Building and Human Rights
  2. Budget, Credit Institutions, Tax and Finance
  3. Economic Policy, Reform and Innovation
  4. Defence and National Security
  5. Social Policy, Labour and Health
  6. Education, Science, Culture, Religion, Youth and Sport
  7. International and Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Relations with Compatriots
  8. Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Ecology

The number of committees had been eleven during the 4th convocation (from 2007 until 2012).[5]

List of current Members
#ConstituencyNameAffiliationPositionNotes
1 Sukhumi Givi Kvarchia Vice Speaker
2 Sukhumi Almas Japua
3 Sukhumi Valery Agrba
4 Sukhumi Batal Ayba
5 Sukhumi Lasha Ashuba
6 Sukhumi Raul Lolua
7 Sukhumi Alkhas Jinjolia
8 Pitsunda Akhra Abukhba
9 Bzyb Beslan Smyr
10 Gagra Yury Khagush
11 Gagra Astamur Arshba
12 Tsandripsh Aleksandr Tsishba
13 Otkhura Levon Dashan
14 Duripsh Dmitry Dbar
15 Lykhny Dmitry Ardzinba
16 Gudauta Mikhail Sangulia Vice Speaker
17 Aatsin Leonid Chamagua
18 New Athos Aleksandr Ankvab
19 Eshera Dmitry Gunba
20 Gumista Natali Smyr
21 Besleti Almaskhan Ardzinba
22 Pshap Levon Galustyan Vice Speaker
23 Machara Valery Kvarchia Speaker
24 Dranda Ashot Minosyan
25 Beslakhuba Said Kharazia Vice Speaker
26 Chlou Ilya Gunia
27 Kutol Venori Bebia
28 Atara Astamur Logua
29 Ochamchira Astamur Tarba
30 Tkvarcheli Batal Tabagua
31 Tkvarcheli Aslan Bzhania
32 Uakum Inal Tarba
33 Chuburkhinji Tayfun Ardzinba
34 Gali Omar Jinjolia
35 Shashikvar Kakha Pertaia

2017 parliamentary elections
Main article: Abkhazian parliamentary election, 2017

References
  1. The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  2. Zavodskaia, Elena (30 July 2015). "Мажоритарная система осталась в силе". Echo of the Caucasus. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. "Валерий Кварчия избран спикером Парламента Абхазии шестого созыва". Apsnypress. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. "Харазия: призываю к единому творческому созиданию, сохранению Апсны, всего, что нам дорого". Apsnypress. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. "В парламенте пятого созыва - восемь комитетов". Apsnypress. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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