People's Assembly of Abkhazia

People's Assembly – Parliament

Аԥсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент

*Apsny Žwlar Reizara – Aparlament*
People's Assembly – Parliament ; Аԥсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент; Apsny Žwlar Reizara – Aparlament
7th People's Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Lasha Ashuba ; since 12 April 2022
Vice Speakers	Naur Narmania, Fazlibey Avidzba, Ashot Minosyan
Structure
Seats	35
Political groups	Independents (30); Amtsakhara (4); Aitaira (1);
Elections
Last election	12 and 26 March 2022
Next election	2027
Meeting place
	Sukhumi
Website
	parlamentra.org/ab/

The People's Assembly – Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аԥсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент, romanized: Apsny Žwlar Reizara – Aparlament, Georgian: აფხაზეთის ე.წ რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, romanized: apkhazetis e.ts' resp'ublik'is sakhalkho k'reba, Russian: Народное Собрание – Парламент Республики Абхазия, romanized: Narodnoye Sobraniye – Parlament Respubliki Abkhaziya) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Abkhazia.^[1]

Composition

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:

Legal Policy, State Building and Human Rights
Budget, Credit Institutions, Tax and Finance
Economic Policy, Reform and Innovation
Defence and National Security
Social Policy, Labour and Health
Education, Science, Culture, Religion, Youth and Sport
International and Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Relations with Compatriots
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

#	Constituency	Name	Position
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

Notable people

Valeri Gurjua, member of the First Convocation of the People's Assembly (1992–1996).^[6]

Shooting incident

On December 19,

References

^ 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 previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
^ Zavodskaia, Elena (30 July 2015). "Мажоритарная система осталась в силе". Echo of the Caucasus. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ "Валерий Кварчия избран спикером Парламента Абхазии шестого созыва". Apsnypress. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "Харазия: призываю к единому творческому созиданию, сохранению Апсны, всего, что нам дорого". Apsnypress. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "В парламенте пятого созыва - восемь комитетов". Apsnypress. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
^ "В связи с достижением предельного возраста пребывания в должности судьи прекращены полномочия председателя Арбитражного суда Валерия Гурджуа". Apsnypress. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

[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 previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

[ekho27161608-2] 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.

[apress5970-5] "В парламенте пятого созыва - восемь комитетов". Apsnypress. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

[apress8176-6] "В связи с достижением предельного возраста пребывания в должности судьи прекращены полномочия председателя Арбитражного суда Валерия Гурджуа". Apsnypress. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

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