| People's Assembly of the Republic of Abkhazia Аҧсны жәлар реизара Народное Собрание Республики Абхазия |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker | Nugzar Ashuba, independent since 2002 |
| Members | 35 |
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| Sukhumi | |
| Abkhazia |
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The People's Assembly of the Republic of Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аҧсны жәлар реизара, Russian: Народное Собрание Республики Абхазия) is the legislature of Abkhazia[notes 1].
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The People's Assembly has 35 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies. Nugzar Ashuba is the current speaker of parliament.[1] He was first elected on 3 April 2002, succeeding Sokrat Jinjolia, who had been the speaker since 1996. After the 2007 elections, Ashuba was re-elected to the position of speaker, defeating Adgur Kharazia.[2]
Albert Ovsepyan, Irina Agrba and Viacheslav Tsugba were elected Deputy Speaker on 3 April 2007. Until then, the number of Deputy Speakers had only been 2, but on the initiative of President Sergei Bagapsh, the Assembly decided to increase the number to 3 to allow for a woman (Irina Agrba) to become Deputy Speaker as well.[3] On 3 May 2010, Ovsepyan retired as Deputy Speaker on account of old age.[4] On 24 September, Sergei Matosyan was elected Deputy Speaker.[5]
On 10 June 2008 deputy Omar Kvarchia suddenly died.[6] The resulting by-election was won by Emma Gamsonia. On 1 November 2010 Yuri Kereselidze died[7], on 9 January 2011 Ruslan Kishmaria was elected his successor.[8]
On 8 February, Vladimir Nachach died after a long illness.[9] On 9 March the Central Election Commission decided that the by-election to elect Nachach's successor would be held on 30 April, that formations who wished to nominate a candidate had to register between 11 and 31 March, and that candidates could be nominated between 31 March and 20 April.[10] Three candidates were nominated, all three by initiative groups: Kherson Dashelia, Zaur Avidzba and Said Argun.[11] The by-election was won by Zaur Avidzba with 1028 votes, Said Argun came second with 753 votes and Kherson Dashelia third with 166 votes.[12]
| # | Constituency | Name | Affiliation | Notes |
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| 1 | Sukhumi | Talikh Khvatysh | ||
| 2 | Sukhumi | Soner Gogua | ||
| 3 | Sukhumi | Rita Lolua | ||
| 4 | Sukhumi | Batal Kobakhia | ||
| 5 | Sukhumi | Lev Shamba | ||
| 6 | Sukhumi | Irina Agrba | Deputy Speaker | |
| 7 | Sukhumi | Pavel Leshchuk | ||
| 8 | Pitsunda | Roman Benia | ||
| 9 | Bzyb | Valeri Bganba | ||
| 10 | Gagra | Amra Agrba | ||
| 11 | Gagra | Valery Kondakov | ||
| 12 | Tsandripsh | Valery Mayromyan | ||
| 13 | Otkhura | Garik Samanba | ||
| 14 | Duripsh | Guram Gumba | ||
| 15 | Lykhny | Mikhail Sangulia | ||
| 16 | Gudauta | Zaur Avidzba | Elected in by-election after the death of Vladimir Emin-ipa Nachach | |
| 17 | Aatsin | Viacheslav Mikhail-ipa Tsygba | Deputy Speaker | |
| 18 | New Athos | Vitali Smyr | ||
| 19 | Eshera | Lev Avidzba | ||
| 20 | Gumista | Albert Ovsepyan | ||
| 21 | Besleti | Valeri Kvarchia | ||
| 22 | Pshap | Sergei Matosyan | Deputy Speaker | |
| 23 | Machara | Viktor Vasilyev | ||
| 24 | Dranda | Adgur Rafet-ipa Kharazia | ||
| 25 | Beslakhuba | Yuri Zukhba | ||
| 26 | Chlou | Zaur Adleiba | ||
| 27 | Kutol | Nugzar Nuri-ipa Ashuba | Speaker | |
| 28 | Atara | Temur Kvitsinia | ||
| 29 | Ochamchira | Beslan Jopua | ||
| 30 | Tkvarcheli | Daur Arshba | ||
| 31 | Tkvarcheli | Aleksandr Chengelia | ||
| 32 | Uakum | Emma Gamsonia | Elected in by-election after the death of Omar Kvarchia | |
| 33 | Chuburkhinji | Ruslan Kishmaria | Elected in by-election after the death of Yuri Kereselidze | |
| 34 | Gali | Viacheslav Vardania | ||
| 35 | Shashikvar | Bezhan Ubiria |
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Pro-president | Aitaira (Revival) | 28 | ||
| Amtsakhara (Signal Lights) | ||||
| United Abkhazia | ||||
| Others | Forum of Abkhaz People’s Unity | 7 | ||
| Communist Party of Abkhazia | ||||
| Russian Citizens Union | ||||
| Total (turnout %) | 35 | |||
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