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
Leadership
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
Structure
Seats 35
Political groups

     Independents (26)
     FNUA (6)

     United Abkhazia (3)
Meeting place
Sukhumi
Website
www.parlamentra.org
Abkhazia
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politics and government of
Abkhazia
See also

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 unicameral legislature of the Republic of Abkhazia.

Composition

For more details on this topic, see 5th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia.

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.
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