People's Assembly 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.)

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 (from 2007 until 2012).

List of current Members

2022 parliamentary elections

Main article: 2022 Abkhazian parliamentary election

Notable people

• Valeri Gurjua, member of the First Convocation of the People's Assembly (1992–1996).

References

References

1. {{Abkhazia-note
2. (30 July 2015). "Мажоритарная система осталась в силе".
3. (12 April 2017). "Валерий Кварчия избран спикером Парламента Абхазии шестого созыва". [[Apsnypress]].
4. (12 April 2017). "Харазия: призываю к единому творческому созиданию, сохранению Апсны, всего, что нам дорого". [[Apsnypress]].
5. (10 April 2012). "В парламенте пятого созыва - восемь комитетов". [[Apsnypress]].
6. (1 February 2013). "В связи с достижением предельного возраста пребывания в должности судьи прекращены полномочия председателя Арбитражного суда Валерия Гурджуа". [[Apsnypress]].