In August of this year, the term of office of the chairperson and two members of the Central Election Commission of Georgia expired. According to the rule established by the legislation, on July 13, the President announced a competition for the selec ...
Recently, the public's attention has been drawn to the statements of former judges, who speak publicly about the facts of pressure on judges and improper interference in the justice system. Among them, the interviews with former judges - Natia Kutate ...
In recent years, the ruling party has utilized the educational system, particularly public schools, because of their high electoral potential to manipulate elections. This is evidenced by the pressure exerted on the principal of the sixth public scho ...
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) is seeking trainers to co-develop and conduct a trainings for CSOs engaged in domestic election observation in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood and some EU Member States. The train ...
One of the 12 recommendations issued by the European Commission regarding Georgia's candidate member status of the European Union concerns the reform of the electoral legislation. The European Commission expects Georgia to reflect the recommendations ...
On August 12, 2022, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia scheduled a by-elections to elect a vacant member of the Senaki City Council, since the City Council’s elected member from the "United National Movement" left the Council at t ...
Today it has become known that the ruling party blocked the participation of ISFED in the parliamentary working group on electoral issues, which was created to fulfil the recommendations issued by the European Union for Georgia to obtain a candidate ...
On August 10, the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) published a special statement in reaction to the competition announced by the Ministry of Justice to select a member of the Consultative Council. CCJE notes that the hasty charac ...