People's Assembly of Abkhazia

The People's Assembly – Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аԥсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент, romanized: Apsny Žwlar Reizara – Aparlament, Georgian: აფხაზეთის ე.წ რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, romanized: apkhazetis e.ts' resp'ublik'is sakhalkho k'reba, Russian: Народное Собрание – Парламент Республики Абхазия, romanized: Narodnoye Sobraniye – Parlament Respubliki Abkhaziya) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Abkhazia.

[1] The People's Assembly has 35 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat 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.

[3] There are currently three Vice-Speakers: Said Kharazia, Levon Galustyan, and Mikhail Sangulia.