People's Assembly of Abkhazia

People's Assembly of the Republic of Abkhazia Аҧсны жәлар реизара სახალხო კრება აფხაზეთის რესპუბლიკის Народное Собрание Республики Абхазия
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Valeri Bganba, Independent Since 3 April 2012
Vice Speaker	Daur Arshba Since 12 November 2014
Vice-Speaker	Otari Tsvizhba Since 3 April 2012
Vice Speaker	Emma Gamisonia Since 3 April 2012
Vice Speaker	Vagarshak Kosyan Since 3 April 2012
Seats	35
Meeting place
Sukhumi
Website
http://www.parlamentra.org/

The People's Assembly of the Republic of Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аҧсны жәлар реизара, Georgian: სახალხო კრება აფხაზეთის რესპუბლიკის, Russian: Народное Собрание Республики Абхазия) is the 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.)^[1]

Leadership

Valeri Bganba is the current speaker of parliament. He was elected on 3 April 2012, succeeding Nugzar Ashuba who had failed re-election in the 2012 elections. There are currently four Vice-Speakers: Daur Arshba, Otari Tsvizhba, Emma Gamisonia and Vagarshak Kosyan. Throughout the years, the number of Vice-Speakers has increased from two (until 2007) to three (from 2007 until 2012) to four (since 2012).^[2][3]

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).^[4]

List of current Members

#	Constituency	Name	Affiliation	Position	Notes
1	Sukhumi	Daur Arshba		Vice Speaker
2	Sukhumi	Aslan Kobakhia
3	Sukhumi	Beslan Tsvinaria
4	Sukhumi	Valeri Agrba		Chairman of the Committee for Legal Policy, State Building and Human Rights
5	Sukhumi	Akhra Bzhania		Chairman of the Committee for Education, Science, Culture, Religion, Youth and Sport
6	Sukhumi	Tengiz Agrba
7	Sukhumi	Zaur Iazychba
8	Pitsunda	Beslan Gubaz
9	Bzyb	Valeri Bganba		Speaker
10	Gagra	Anzor Kokoskeria
11	Gagra	Temur Gulia
12	Tsandripsh	Vagashak Kosyan		Vice Speaker
13	Otkhura	Georgi Agrba		Chairman of the Committee for Budget, Credit Institutions, Tax and Finance
14	Duripsh	Guram Barganjia		Chairman of the Committee for Economic Policy, Reform and Innovation
15	Lykhny	Mihail Sangulia
16	Gudauta	Leonid Chamagua
17	Aatsin	Dmitri Gunba
18	New Athos	Akhra Pachulia
19	Eshera	Fazlibei Avidzba		Chairman of the Committee for Defence and National Security
20	Gumista	Levon Galustyan
21	Besleti	Valeri Kvarchia
22	Pshap	Robert Yaylyan
23	Machara	Said Kharazia
24	Dranda	Sergei Shamba
25	Beslakhuba	Yuri Zukhba		Chairman of the Committee for International and Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Relations with Compatriots
26	Chlou	Almas Japua
27	Kutol	Appolon Gurgulia		Chairman of the Committee for Social Policy, Labour and Health
28	Atara	Temur Kvitsinia
29	Ochamchira	Otari Tsvizhba		Vice Speaker
30	Tkvarcheli	Taifun Ardzinba
31	Tkvarcheli	Kan Kvarchia
32	Uakum	Emma Gamisonia		Vice Speaker
33	Chuburkhinji	Akhra Kvekveskiri
34	Gali	Nodik Kvitsinia		Chairman of the Committee for Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Ecology
35	Shashikvar	Bezhan Ubiria

2012 parliamentary elections

References

1. Zavodskaia, Elena (30 July 2015). "Мажоритарная система осталась в силе". Echo of the Caucasus. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
2. "Валерий Бганба избран спикером парламента Абхазии". Apsnypress. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
3. Kuchuberia, Anzhela (4 April 2012). "Депутаты парламента Абхазии избрали четырех вице-спикеров". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
4. "В парламенте пятого созыва - восемь комитетов". Apsnypress. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.