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]
People's Assembly – Parliament Аԥсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент Apsny Žwlar Reizara – Aparlament | |
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| 7th People's Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Lasha Ashuba since 12 April 2022 | |
Vice Speakers | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 35 |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 12 and 26 March 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Sukhumi | |
| Website | |
| parlamentra | |
Composition
editThe 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
editValery 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
editThe 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
edit| # | Constituency | Name | Affiliation | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editNotable people
edit- Valeri Gurjua, member of the First Convocation of the People's Assembly (1992–1996).[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
