The People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia ( ab, Аҧсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент, ka, აფხაზეთის რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, russian: Народное Собрание — Парламент Республики Абхазия) is the

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legislature of the

Republic of Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

Composition

The People's Assembly has 35 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat

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. 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 The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The S ...

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 Levon may refer to: Music * "Levon" (song), a song by Elton John and Bernie Taupin * Levon & the Hawks, an original alternative name for The Band * Love for Levon, a concert held on October 3, 2012 in New Jersey as a tribute to the late drummer/sin ...

, and Mikhail Sangulia.

Committees

The 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).

List of current Members

2017 parliamentary elections

References

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Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which v ...