Democratic Abkhazia held its founding congress on 23 December 2015.

The congress elected as its first Chairman Astamur Logua, formerly head of the youth wing of the Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia, and Aleksandr Tsyshba, Oleg Minosyan, and Tamaz Khashba as Deputy Chairmen.

Democratic Abkhazia positions itself as a centrist party, favouring the introduction of a mixed electoral system.

[1] On 4 March 2016, Democratic Abkhazia rejected as inexpedient a planned referendum to hold an early presidential election.

[2] On 1 February 2017, the Ministry for Justice invalidated Democratic Abkhazia's registration.