The signatory organizations express concern over the statement of the Prime Minister of Georgia that the government is "refraining" from receiving 75 million Euros of EU assistance. This is an unequivocal refusal to implement reforms in the judiciar ...
In response to the statement issued by the Central Election Commission (CEC) on August 22 regarding the assessment over the staffing of the election administration, ISFED declares that the CEC statement contains inaccuracies and groundless accusation ...
According to the April 19 Agreement, mediated by the European Union, the signatory parties agreed to take the responsibility of carrying out an “ambitious electoral reform”[1]. Among other issues, the reform envisaged the selection proces ...
According to the June 2021 amendments to the Election Code of Georgia, within 10 days from the day of calling the elections, an advisory group of the Central Election Commission (CEC) with at least 9 and not more than 15 members should be formed to ...
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) is concerned about the verbal attacks from members of the ruling party towards the organization’s long-term monitors, and assesses it as a continuation of their deliberate discr ...
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, would like to react to the statement by the Chair of the ruling party Georgian Dream, Mr. Irakli Kobakhidze, on the withdrawal from the EU brokered so-called ”Charles Michel agreement” sig ...
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) voices its concern over the ongoing violent protest on Rustaveli Avenue and other locations in Tbilisi, the participants of which are physically assaulting journalists and are express ...
The process of structural reorganization at the Central Election Commission (CEC) carried out in 2021 is not adequately substantiated and leaves an impression that the process is hasty, as evidenced by changes introduced to the CEC Regulations two ti ...