People's Assembly of Abkhazia


The People's Assembly – Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Abkhazia.
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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.

Leadership

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

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.

List of current Members

#ConstituencyNameAffiliationPositionNotes
1SukhumiGivi KvarchiaVice Speaker
2SukhumiAlmas Japua
3SukhumiValery Agrba
4SukhumiBatal Ayba
5SukhumiLasha Ashuba
6SukhumiRaul Lolua
7SukhumiAlkhas Jinjolia
8PitsundaAkhra Abukhba
9ByzbBeslan Smyr
10GagraYury Khagush
11GagraAstamur Arshba
12GantiadiAleksandr Tsishba
13OtkhuraLevon Dashan
14DuripshDmitry Dbar
15LykhnyDmitry Ardzinba
16GudautaMikhail SanguliaVice Speaker
17AatsinLeonid Chamagua
18New AthosAleksandr Ankvab
19EsheraDmitry Gunba
20GumistaNatali Smyr
21BesletiAlmaskhan Ardzinba
22PshapLevon GalustyanVice Speaker
23MacharaValery KvarchiaSpeaker
24DrandaAshot Minosyan
25BeslakhubaSaid KharaziaVice Speaker
26ChlouIlya Gunia
27KutoliVenori Bebia
28AtaraAstamur Logua
29OchamchiraAstamur Tarba
30TkvarcheliBatal Tabagua
31TkvarcheliAslan Bzhania
32UakumInal Tarba
33ChuburkhinjiTayfun Ardzinba
34GaliOmar Jinjolia
35ShashikvarKakha Pertaia

Notable people

  • Valeri Gurjua, member of the First Convocation of the People's Assembly.