This article examines the legislative expansion of the list of qualifications for passive electoral rights for candidates for the Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia, compared to the list contained in the Constitution of the Republic of Abkhazia. The article states that electoral qualifications are requirements that a candidate for elective office must meet. It also notes that such qualifications can be used to establish additional indirect restrictions on passive electoral rights. The article also notes that the legislative expansion of the list of qualifications for passive electoral rights at the level of constitutional law is unconstitutional and violates the constitutional right of citizens to be elected upon reaching the age of 25.

This article analyzes the fundamental, constitutionally enshrined requirements for passive suffrage, which are crucial factors in determining the eligibility of candidates for elective office. Experience shows that the historically established list of qualifications, including citizenship, age, and residency, is somewhat stable, although the possibility of their adjustment remains. While domestic social and political circumstances typically account for this, in contemporary Russia, foreign policy conditions and interstate relations with countries actively pursuing unfriendly, “Russophobic” policies have played a significant role. The resulting external and internal challenges and threats to Russia's national security have largely necessitated updating the requirements for passive suffrage.