People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia of the 7th convocation (; ) is the current convocation of the People's Assembly of partially recognized Republic of Abkhazia, elected in the 2022 Abkhazian parliamentary election.
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.
Composition This list contains all 35 elected MPs. 33 of them were elected in the first two rounds, and two constituencies had to hold by-elections. ConstituencyDeputyPartyBirth yearNotes1st (New District)Inar Gitsba Independent19852nd (New District) Astamur Gerhelia Amtsakhara19863rd (Stariy Poselok) Narsou Salakaya Independent 19834th (Severny)Erik RshtuniIndependent19865th (Sinopsky)Lasha AshubaIndependent1989Elected Speaker at the first meeting6th (Centralny)Dmitriy MarshaniaIndependent19897th (Biblioteka)Rashida AibaIndependent19758th (Mayaksky)Naur NarmaniaIndependent1991Elected in the 11 June by-election9th (Vostochny)Kan KvarchiyaIndependent197410th (Pitsundsky)Daut KhutabaIndependent198211th (Bzypsky)Timur BeiiaIndependent198212th (Gagrsky)Astamur ArshbaIndependent1988Elected Vice Speaker at the first meeting13th (Gagrsky Gorodskoy)Alhas BartsitsIndependent198314th (Tsandrypshsky)Galust TrapizonyanAmtsakhara195815th (Otkharsky)Badrik PiliaIndependent197916th (Duripshsky)Beslan KhalvashIndependent197017th (Lykhnynsky)Aslan LakobaIndependent197918th (Gudautsky Gorodskoy 1)Leonid LakerbaiaAitaira1947Elected in the 14 May by-election19th (Gudautsky Gorodskoy 2)Alkhas KhagbaIndependent198320th (Aatsynskiy)Alisa Gularia Amtsakhara197721st (Novoafonsky)Akhra PachuliaIndependent197722nd (Eshersky)Fazlibey AvidzbaIndependent1957Elected Vice Speaker at the first meeting23rd (Gumistinsky)Levon GalustianIndependent198024th (Pshapsky)Ashot MinosyanIndependent1974Elected Vice Speaker at the first meeting25th (Macharsky)Inar SadzbaIndependent199326th (Drandsky)Adgur KharaziaIndependent195927th (Baslakhusky)Venori BebiaIndependent197628th (Gupsky)Demur GogiaIndependent197729th (Chlousky)Almas Akaba Amtsakhara199230th (Kutolsky)Vakhtangi GolandziaIndependent196931st (Kyndygsky)Rezo ZantariaIndependent196532nd (Ochamchyrsky)Batal JopuaIndependent198533rd (Tkuarchalskiy 1)Beslan Emurkhba Amtsakhara198734th (Tkuarchalskiy 2)German KacharavaIndependent199235th (Galsky)Temur ShergeliaIndependent1975
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. +ConstituencyName of new MPDate of By- electionPartyBirth YearPrevious MPReason for by election26th (Drandsky)Jopua Astamur26 July 2025Independent1991Adgur KharaziaAdgur Kharazia was the perpetrator of the 2024 Abkhazian Parliament Shooting and was arrested in June 2025 after being on the run.30th (Kutolsky)Gennady Tsulaya18 April 2026Independent1989Vakhtang GolandziaDue to the death of the previous MP Vakhtang Golandzia34th (Tkuarchalskiy 2)Eshsou Dochia18 April 2026Independent1998German KacharavaAppointed Acting head of Tkuarchal district
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.
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)
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