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 ...
The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary reacts to the amendments to the Organic Law of Georgia on Common Courts submitted by Anri Okhanashvili, Chairman of the Legal Issues Committee, and believes that the proposed fragmented chang ...
Dear Sirs and Madams, We have closely followed and observed the political developments of the last few months that you have been part of in Georgia. It is clear for everyone that the crisis is getting deeper and deeper by the day. The failure of the ...