People's Assembly of Abkhazia

The People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia (Аԥсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент, აფხაზეთის ე.წ რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, Народное Собрание — Парламент Республики Абхазия) is the unicameral 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.)

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).

Notable people

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