This article lists political parties

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 and socio-political movements in the partially recognised Republic of Abkhazia

Abkhazia

Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...

. Abkhazia has a multi-party system. The current coalition is formed by United Abkhazia

United Abkhazia

United Abkhazia is a political party in Abkhazia. United Abkhazia was founded on March 25, 2004 as a socio-political movement, with the specific goal of presenting a single opposition candidate for the October 2004 presidential elections....

, Amtsakhara

Amtsakhara

Amtsakhara is an important political movement and party in Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic in Caucasus whose independence is recognized by Russia and Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru but whom most of the international community considers as a part of Georgia.Amtsakhara originally formed as an...

 and Aitaira.

The parties

There are seven political parties in Abkhazia, listed here in alphabetical order:

• Communist Party of Abkhazia
  Communist Party of Abkhazia
  The Communist Party of Abkhazia is a political party in the Georgian break-away republic of Abkhazia. The party leader is Lev Shamba.The CPA was founded in March 1921 with the demand of a separate Abkhaz Soviet Republic. It was then led by E. Eshba. Eshba had formed a Bolshevik...
  
  
• Forum of the National Unity of Abkhazia
• Party of the Economic Development of Abkhazia
  Party of the Economic Development of Abkhazia
  The Party of the Economic Development of Abkhazia is an opposition party in Abkhazia led by businessman Beslan Butba.-History:The Party for the Economic Progress of Abkhazia was founded during its first congress on 26 September 2007...
  
  
• People's Party of Abkhazia
  People's Party of Abkhazia
  The People’s Party of Abkhazia is an oppositional political party in Abkhazia led by Iakub Lakoba. Founded in March 1992 it is one of the oldest political parties in Abkhazia. The People's Party was one of the parties that stood at the basis of the Forum of Abkhaz People's Unity founded 8 February...
  
  
• Republican Party of Abkhazia
  Republican Party (Abkhazia)
  The Republican Party is a political party in Abkhazia.No information is available about the results at the last elections....
  
  
• Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia
  Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia
  The Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia is an oppositional political party in Abkhazia. It was founded during the crisis that followed the October 2004 presidential election by people from the presidential campaign of Sergei Shamba, who had come third in the election...
  
  
• United Abkhazia
  United Abkhazia
  United Abkhazia is a political party in Abkhazia. United Abkhazia was founded on March 25, 2004 as a socio-political movement, with the specific goal of presenting a single opposition candidate for the October 2004 presidential elections....
  
  

Furthermore, there is a number of socio-political movements:

• Aidgylara
• Aiaaira ("Victory")
• Aitaira ("Revival")
• Akhatsa
• Amtsakhara
  Amtsakhara
  Amtsakhara is an important political movement and party in Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic in Caucasus whose independence is recognized by Russia and Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru but whom most of the international community considers as a part of Georgia.Amtsakhara originally formed as an...
  
  
• Movement of the Mothers of Abkhazia for Peace and Social Justice
• Russian Citizens Union
  Russian Citizens Union
  The Russian Citizens Union is an oppositional political party in Abkhazia....
  
  
• Union of the Defenders of Abkhazia

External links of other parties

• Coalition for a Democratic Abkhazia

See also

• Politics of Abkhazia
  Politics of Abkhazia
  Politics in Abkhazia is dominated by its conflict with Georgia. Abkhazia became de facto independent from Georgia after the 1992-1993 war, but its de jure independence has only been recognised by a few other countries. Abkhazia is a presidential representative democratic republic with a multi-party...
  
  
• List of political parties by country