PM: “Pre-election campaigning underway without any incidents”
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Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili says pre-election campaigning in Georgia for the October 8 Parliamentary Elections is in full swing and is being carried out in a calm environment by all political players.
The pre-election campaigning launched a month ago and we haven’t faced any negative incidents or complications. I hope political parties will put aside their emotions and private interests and we will hold high level elections,” said Kvirikashvili at today's Governmental meeting.
The PM stressed today the first Inter-Agency Commission meeting would take place, where election issues would be discussed by representatives of different state bodies, members of political parties and interested observing organisaions, both local and foreign.
Kvirikashvili said holding the Commission meetings under the guidance of with Georgia’s Minister of Justice Thea Tsulukiani would play an "important role” the election process and ensure it is comfortable for all players.
Pre-election campaigning in Georgia officially launched on June 8.
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Georgia’s Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze has been chosen to lead the Georgian Dream Democratic Georgia (GDDG) party through the pre-election period before the October 8, 2016 Parliamentary Elections.
Observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will monitor the upcoming 2016 Parliamentary Eections in Georgia in October. This was announced when OSCE top official, Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili in Tbilisi this afternoon.
Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili has signed the President’s decree about the upcoming Parliamentary Elections, meaning parties can officially begin pre-election campaigning from today.
Today Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said discussions between himself and President Giorgi Margvelashvili about the date of the election ended with the two officials agreeing the elections needed to be held in early October, as a later date might cause complications.
There are 185 days left before Georgian citizens can vote for who they want to run the country. The date for Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections has been set for October 8, 2016.
Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GDDG), has officially started campaigning for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections, set for October 8, 2016. The campaign began in Imereti region of the country's west.
"I must say, this is quite a good campaign,. The environment is very civilized. It started only recently but I cannot wait for the next stages,” said US Ambassador Ian Kelly.
Pre-election campaigning in Georgia is taking place in a "largely peaceful” environment, says one of the country’s leading non-governmental organisations.