Happy Constitution Day Georgia!
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Today Georgia is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of Georgia.
On this day in 1995 country officials signed the Constitution – the country’s basis of law. The occasion is being marked today with different activities that will conclude with a big celebration later this evening at the Presidential Palace.
The Constitution is the supreme law of Georgia and the country’s main document that outlines all laws.
Twenty years ago Georgia adopted the first Constitution, which established three branches of the Government: legislative, executive and judicial. Since then the Constitution has changed several times; the latest amendments were made on October 15, 2010.
About a thousand guests were invited by Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili to attend a special celebration party at the Presidential Palace this evening.
Members of Georgia’s Parliament, Government and court representatives, guests from constitutional institutions and non-governmental sectors, political parties, media and society figures will gather in Avlabari to celebrate Georgia’s Constitution Day.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will also attend the celebration at the Presidential Palace.
Meanwhile Georgia’s Ministry of Justice exhibited the original Constitution documents adopted in 1995 and in 1924, which were kept at the National Archives of Georgia. The exhibition was held in recognition of the big celebration marking Georgia’s Constitution Day.
During the Soviet era Georgia signed five Constitutions (in 1921, 1922, 1927, 1937 and in 1978).
In 1993 Chairman of Georgia’s Parliament Eduard Shevardnadze initiated to adopt a completely new Constitution which later was created by 118 Georgian experts.
A group of performers have donned historic garb to retell life in the era when Georgia first started to gain its independence.
About 200 young men have pledged their allegiance to serving their country and officially were welcomed into the Georgian Armed Forces during a special celebration today, Georgia’s Independence Day.
Today Georgia marks two important milestone events – on this day in history the country signed its first independence referendum and the day was also the birthday of Georgia’s first president, the late Zviad Gamsakhurdia.
Georgia’s President welcomed the Prime Minister’s initiative to establish a working group about constitutional amendments and said he was ready to create such a group.
Georgia’s Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze has today announced a Constitutional Commission will be created soon and he will be chairperson of the new group.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has launched a campaign encouraging citizens to voice their opinion on proposed amendments to the current constitution.
A century ago on February 21, 1921, the Constituent Assembly of Georgia adopted a landmark historical document that formed the basis of the country’s contemporary constitution.