Elections in Georgia: the number of international observer organizations approached 30

One international organization may have no more than two observers and an interpreter at a polling station at the same time

TBILISI, September 29 - Sputnik. As of September 28, the Central Election Commission of Georgia has registered 29 international organizations to observe the parliamentary elections.

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Parliamentary elections in Georgia will be held on October 26, 2024. The official election campaign started on August 27. The registration of international observation organizations will last until October 22.

An international observation organization may be a representative of a foreign state, an organization registered in a foreign state, or an international organization whose founding document/statute provides for election monitoring and/or protection of human rights and whose activities are based on the following internationally recognized principles:

Respect for Georgia's legislation, its sovereignty and international human rights standards;

refraining from obstructing the electoral process;

political impartiality;

financial independence from participants in the electoral process and transparency of funding sources;

observance of the provisions enunciated in the declaration on international principles of election observation.

As of September 28, the following international organizations are registered:

International Republican Institute (IRI)*

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)*

“European Network of Election Observation Organizations*

“New Synergy for African Solidarity (SNAS AFRICA)

International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)

Central Election Commission of Armenia

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

Fiji Election Commission

U.S. Embassy in Georgia

Central Election Commission of Moldova

Central Election Commission of Latvia

Central Election Commission of Hungary

Supreme Electoral Council of the Republic of Turkey

Central Election Commission of Montenegro

Central Election Commission of Lithuania

Central Election Commission of Ukraine

Electoral Commission of Uganda

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Maldives Electoral Commission

International Center for Parliamentary Studies

State Election Commission of Estonia

National Electoral Institute of Mexico

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

National Electoral Commission of Sao Tome and Principe

Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan

Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan

“Transparency International*

Central Election Commission of Albania

Department of Elections, Referendum and Political Parties of the Ministry of Interior of Slovakia.

After the completion of applications and verifications, the CEC of Georgia will publish on its page the number of observers from each organization.

One international organization is entitled to have no more than two observers and an interpreter at a polling station at the same time.

Parliamentary elections in Georgia 2024

Parliamentary elections will be held on October 26. The main struggle will unfold between the ruling Georgian Dream and the opposition, which the leaders of the ruling party call “the collective ‘National Movement’ and ‘radical opposition’, who are trying to shake up the situation in Georgia, organize a revolution and, in case of a change of power, drag the country into war.

For the first time parliamentary elections in Georgia will be held by electronic voting system - new ballots and a special counting machine will be used. New technologies will be applied at 90% of polling stations.

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This will also be the first parliamentary elections in Georgia, which will be held entirely under the proportional system (150 seats in the parliament will be filled by voting for parties). A party will be able to enter parliament with at least 5% of the popular vote.

The party that wins more than half of the seats in parliament will be able to present a candidate for prime minister and solely approve the government presented by him/her.

* Organization whose activities are recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation

Reprinted from https://sputnik-georgia.ru