3rd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia

The 3rd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia was in place from 2002 until 2007.

The third convocation held its first session on 2 April 2002, led by its oldest member Ivan Zarandia and attended by Vice President Valeri Arshba. There were two candidates for Speaker, Nugzar Ashuba and Kesou Khagba. Ashuba was elected with 23 votes against ten (one vote was invalid). Parliament elected three Vice Speakers, one more than during the previous convocation: Konstantin Ozgan, Sergei Dbar and Aleksandr Stranichkin.

On 5 April, five committees and one commission were constituted. Ilia Gamisonia was elected head of the Committee for the Budget and Economic Policy, Vladimir Nachach-ogly head of the Committee for Legislation, Beslan Butba head of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary and External Relations, Batal Khagush head of the Committee for Science, Education and Culture, Galust Trapizonyan head of the Committee for Social Policy and Emma Gamisonia head of the Commission for Human Rights. Upon the initiative of Vice Speaker Sergei Dbar, the constitution of the Committee for Defence and National Security was postponed until after the rerun in constituency no. 2. On 1 August, the winner of the rerun Garik Samanba was elected chairman of the Defence Committee.

On 10 March 2006, Vice Speaker Alexander Stranichkin was appointed Vice Premier. On 28 March, his successor was elected. Albert Ovsepyan, whose candidacy had been suggested by Stranichkin himself, defeated Galust Trapizonyan with 18 votes to 15.

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