7th People's Assembly of Abkhazia
| People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia of the 7th convocation | |||||
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| Legislative body | People's Assembly of Abkhazia | ||||
| Jurisdiction |  Abkhazia | ||||
| Meeting place | Zvanba 1, Sukhumi | ||||
| Term | 12 April 2022 – | ||||
| Government | Overwhelming majority of deputies | ||||
| Website | parlamentra.org | ||||
| Members | 35 | ||||
| Speaker | Lasha Ashuba | ||||
| Vice Speakers | Naur Narmania, Fazlibey Avidzba, Ashot Minosyan | ||||
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People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia of the 7th convocation (Russian: Народное Собрание — Парламент Республики Абхазия; Abkhaz: Аҧсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент) is the current convocation of the People's Assembly of partially recognized Republic of Abkhazia, elected in the 2022 Abkhazian parliamentary election.[1]
History
On 12 April 2022, at the first meeting of the elected parliament, Lasha Ashuba was unanimously elected speaker. Fazlybey Avidzba, Astamur Arshba and Ashot Minosyan were elected vice-speakers of the parliament. The meeting was held in the hall of the Cabinet of Ministers. The first meeting in accordance with the Constitution is chaired by the oldest deputy Fazlibey Avidzba, born 1957. Member of the Russian State Duma Konstantin Zatulin is also present at the first meeting as a guest.[2]
Composition
This list contains all 35 elected MPs.[3] 33 of them were elected in the first two rounds, and two constituencies had to hold by-elections.[4][5][6]
| Constituency | Deputy | Party | Birth year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (New District) | Inar Gitsba | Independent | 1985 | ||
| 2nd (New District) | Astamur Gerhelia | Amtsakhara | 1986 | ||
| 3rd (Stariy Poselok) | Narsou Salakaya | Independent | 1983 | ||
| 4th (Severny) | Erik Rshtuni | Independent | 1986 | ||
| 5th (Sinopsky) | Lasha Ashuba | Independent | 1989 | Elected Speaker at the first meeting | |
| 6th (Centralny) | Dmitriy Marshania | Independent | 1989 | ||
| 7th (Biblioteka) | Rashida Aiba | Independent | 1975 | ||
| 8th (Mayaksky) | Naur Narmania | Independent | 1991 | Elected in the 11 June by-election[7] | |
| 9th (Vostochny) | Kan Kvarchiya | Independent | 1974 | ||
| 10th (Pitsundsky) | Daut Khutaba | Independent | 1982 | ||
| 11th (Bzypsky) | Timur Beiia | Independent | 1982 | ||
| 12th (Gagrsky) | Astamur Arshba | Independent | 1988 | Elected Vice Speaker at the first meeting | |
| 13th (Gagrsky Gorodskoy) | Alhas Bartsits | Independent | 1983 | ||
| 14th (Tsandrypshsky) | Galust Trapizonyan | Amtsakhara | 1958 | [8] | |
| 15th (Otkharsky) | Badrik Pilia | Independent | 1979 | ||
| 16th (Duripshsky) | Beslan Khalvash | Independent | 1970 | ||
| 17th (Lykhnynsky) | Aslan Lakoba | Independent | 1979 | ||
| 18th (Gudautsky Gorodskoy 1) | Leonid Lakerbaia | Aitaira | 1947 | Elected in the 14 May by-election[9] | |
| 19th (Gudautsky Gorodskoy 2) | Alkhas Khagba | Independent | 1983 | ||
| 20th (Aatsynskiy) | Alisa Gularia | Amtsakhara | 1977 | ||
| 21st (Novoafonsky) | Akhra Pachulia | Independent | 1977 | ||
| 22nd (Eshersky) | Fazlibey Avidzba | Independent | 1957 | Elected Vice Speaker at the first meeting | |
| 23rd (Gumistinsky) | Levon Galustian | Independent | 1980 | ||
| 24th (Pshapsky) | Ashot Minosyan | Independent | 1974 | Elected Vice Speaker at the first meeting | |
| 25th (Macharsky) | Inar Sadzba | Independent | 1993 | ||
| 26th (Drandsky) | Adgur Kharazia | Independent | 1959 | ||
| 27th (Baslakhusky) | Venori Bebia | Independent | 1976 | ||
| 28th (Gupsky) | Demur Gogia | Independent | 1977 | ||
| 29th (Chlousky) | Almas Akaba | Amtsakhara | 1992 | ||
| 30th (Kutolsky) | Vakhtangi Golandzia | Independent | 1969 | ||
| 31st (Kyndygsky) | Rezo Zantaria | Independent | 1965 | ||
| 32nd (Ochamchyrsky) | Batal Jopua | Independent | 1985 | ||
| 33rd (Tkuarchalskiy 1) | Beslan Emurkhba | Amtsakhara | 1987 | ||
| 34th (Tkuarchalskiy 2) | German Kacharava | Independent | 1992 | ||
| 35th (Galsky) | Temur Shergelia | Independent | 1975 | ||
By-elections
A number of MPs of the 7th Convocation that were elected after the initial runoff by-elections, have either resigned to taken up new posts, such as the two MPs involved in the 2024 Abkhazian Parliament Shooting, with Vakhtang Golandzia losing his life and Adgur Kharazia being arrested in June 2025 after multiple months on the run. These by-elections are held separately by the Central Election Commission of Abkhazia.[10][11]
| Constituency | Name of new MP | Date of By- election | Party | Birth Year | Previous MP | Reason for by election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th (Drandsky) | Jopua Astamur | 26 July 2025 | Independent | 1991 | Adgur Kharazia | Adgur Kharazia was the perpetrator of the 2024 Abkhazian Parliament Shooting and was arrested in June 2025 after being on the run. |
| 30th (Kutolsky) | Gennady Tsulaya | 18 April 2026 | Independent | 1989 | Vakhtang Golandzia | Due to the death of the previous MP Vakhtang Golandzia[12] |
| 34th (Tkuarchalskiy 2) | Eshsou Dochia | 18 April 2026 | Independent | 1998 | German Kacharava | Appointed Acting head of Tkuarchal district[13] |
Assembly Committees
In the seventh convocation of the Peoples Assembly of Abkhazia currently contains nine committees, MPs can be members of multiple committees such as Kan Kvarchia who is on the State Committee for State and Legal Policy as well as the State Committee on Budget, Credit Institutions, Taxes and Finance.[14]
- State and Legal Policy (Chairman: Daut Khutaba)
- Budget, Credit Institutions, Taxes and Finance (Chairman: Beslan Khalvash)
- Economic Policy and Reforms (Chairman: Rezo Zantaria)
- Defense and National Security (Chairman: Temur Shergelia)
- Social Policy, Labour, Health, Demography, and Affairs of Veterans and War Invalids (Chairman: Rashida Aiba)
- Education, Science, Language Policy, Religion and Media Affairs (Chairman: Inar Sadzba)
- Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports (Chairman: Venori Bebia)
- International, Inter-Parliamentary and Compatriots Relations (Chairman: Alhas Bartsits)
- Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Ecology (Chairman: Timur Beiia)
References
- ↑ "Абхазия: два тура позади, но парламентские выборы продолжаются". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "Лаша Ашуба избран спикером абхазского парламента". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "Депутаты". parlamentra.org. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "Избраны 33 парламентария из 35". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 27 March 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "Маякский избирательный округ ставит рекорды". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "Леонид Лакербая с четвертой попытки в третий раз стал парламентарием". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "В Абхазии избрали 35-го депутата парламента". tass.ru. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ pressadmin-1. "Партия «Амцахара» поддерживает кандидатуру Бадры Гунба на предстоящих президентских выборах". apsnypress.info (in Russian). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Леонид Лакербая избран депутатом Парламента Абхазии". apsadgil.info. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "Зарегистрированы избранные депутаты Народного Собрания-Парламента Республики Абхазия Цулая Генадий Вячиславович и Дочия Ешсоу Исидорович" (in Russian). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Зарегистрирован избранный депутат Народного Собрания-Парламента Республики Абхазия Джопуа Астамур Даурович" (in Russian). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Зарегистрированы избранные депутаты Народного Собрания-Парламента Республики Абхазия Цулая Генадий Вячиславович и Дочия Ешсоу Исидорович" (in Russian). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ pressadmin-1. "Прекращены полномочия депутата Парламента Германа Качарава". apsnypress.info (in Russian). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Комитеты". parlamentra.org. Retrieved 20 July 2026.