Composition
The People's Assembly has 35 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituency, 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 the People's Assembly of Abkhazia, 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: #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 of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia, 4th convocation (from 2007 until 2012).List of current Members
2017 parliamentary elections
References
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