The People's Assembly – Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia (, , ) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Abkhazia.
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.)
Members of the Peoples Assembly are required to speak both Abkhaz and Russian languages, this will be tested by a language commission of the Central Election Commission of Abkhazia. MPs must also take oath of allegiance to the constitution and people of Abkhazia, this must be completed in the Abkhaz language.
Leadership
On 12 April 2022, at the first meeting of the elected parliament, Lasha Ashuba was unanimously elected speaker who succeeded Valery Kvarchia. Fazlybey Avidzba [ru], Astamur Arshba and Ashot Minosyan were elected vice-speakers of the parliament. The meeting was held in the hall of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Committees
The People's Assembly during the 7th convocation currently contains the following nine committees:
State and Legal Policy Budget, Credit institutions, Taxes and Finance Economic Policy and Reforms Defense and National Security Social Policy, Labour, Health, Demography, and Affairs of Veterans and War Invalids Education, Science, Language Policy, Religion and Media Affairs Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports International, Inter-Parliamentary and Compatriots Relations Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Ecology
The number of committees had been eleven during the 4th convocation (from 2007 until 2012).
List of current Members of the 7th Convocation (2022-2027)
+#ConstituencyNameParty AffiliationPositionNotes1Sukhum (New District)Inar GitsbaIndependent2Sukhum (New District)Dmitriy HalbadIndependent3Sukhum (Old Settlement)Narsou SalakayaIndependent4Sukhum (North)Batal AibaIndependent5Sukhum (Sinop District)Lasha AshubaIndependentSpeaker6Sukhum (Central)Dmitri MarshanIndependent7Sukhum (Library)Rashida AibaIndependent8Sukhum (Mayak District)Naur NarmaniaIndependent9Sukhum (East)Kan KvarchiaIndependent10PitsundaDaut KhutabaIndependent11ByzbTimur BeiiaIndependent12GagraAstamur ArshbaIndependent13Gagra TownAlhas BartsitsIndependent14TsandrypshGalust TrapizonyanAmtsakhara15OtkharaBadrik PiliaIndependent16DuripshBeslan KhalvashIndependent17LykhnyAslan LakobaIndependent18Gudauta OneLeonid LakerbaiaAitaira19Gudauta TwoAlkhas KhagbaIndependent20AatsinAlisa GulariaAmtsakhara21New AthosNatali SmyrIndependent22EsheraAlmaskhan ArdzinbaIndependent23GumistaLevon GalustianIndependent24PshapAshot MinosyanIndependentVice Speaker25MacharaInar SadzbaIndependent26DrandaAdgur KharaziaIndependent27BeslakhubaVenori BebiaIndependent28GupDemur GogiaIndependent29ChlouAlmas AkabaAmtsakhara30KutolVakhtang GolandziaIndependent31KyndyghRezo ZantariaIndependent32OchamchiraBatal JopuaIndependent33Tkuarchal OneBeslan EmurkhbaAmtsakhara34Tkuarchal TwoGerman KacharavaIndependent35GalTemur ShegreliaIndependent
2022 parliamentary elections
Notable people
Beslan Bartsits, member of the 5th and 6th convocations of the People's Assembly, former Head of Gagra District and former Prime Minister of Abkhazia. Aslan Bzhania, member of the 6th convocation of the People's Assembly and Fifth President of Abkhazia. Valeri Gurjua, member of the First Convocation of the People's Assembly (1992–1996). Raul Khajimba, member of the 5th Convocation of the Peoples Assembly and Fourth President of Abkhazia Kan Kvarchia, member of the 5th and 7th Convocations of the Peoples Assembly, former Acting Sukhum Mayor Sergei Shamba, member of the First and 5th Convocations of the People's Assembly, Chairman of United Abkhazia, Former Prime Minister of Abkhazia, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia and former chair of Aidgylara.
See also 2024 Parliament of Abkhazia shooting 3rd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia 4th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia 5th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia
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