PM Kvirikashvili:
“We need constitutional majority to fulfill all election promises”

Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili says the ruling party needs the constitutional majority in Parliament to fulfill all the promises given to the people in the pre-election period. 

Kvirikashvili said it would be a positive thing, not a threatening thing, to have a constitutional majority as opposition parties speculated, which would occur when one party had at least 100 members in the 150-seat legislative body.

We need the constitutional majority first of all to carry out the very ambitious and dynamic development plan we have to promote the country’s future progress and to fulfill all the promises given to our people,” Kvirikashvili said at today’s Governmental meeting.

This absolutely unhealthy speculation that a constitutional majority by the ruling party will provide fatal consequences is very artificial,” the PM added. 

Georgia's Prime Minister (L)spoke about the importance of constitutional amendments. Photo by Prime Minister's press office.   

Kvirikashvili noted if the Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party gained constitutional majority, this meant "more responsibility” for them. 

The responsibility means the ruling team must ensure a better economy, better social environment and take genuine steps to advance democratic institutions and continue the reforms necessary for the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration,” Kvirikashvili said. 

He noted the Constitution of Georgia was "very unbalanced" and a group must be created in the next Parliament to ensure amendments to the country’s main law to exclude any attempts of authoritarianism. 

The amendments must be adopted through the wide involvement of public. Once and for all we should have a Constitution of European, democratic Georgia,” Kvirikashvili said. He stressed the necessity of adopting changes didn't mean the new Parliament would launch its activities immediately but would do so calmly and openly. 

There is no need to be hasty,” Kvirikashvili said. 

After the first round of the Parliamentary Elections on October 8 the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party gained 67 seats in Parliament.

The second round of majoritarian elections are scheduled for October 30. Candidates from the ruling party will participate in 49 election districts out of total 50, so there is a chance the GDDG party will gain a constitutional majority in Parliament.

A second round of voting was needed in areas where no candidate gained more than 50 percent of votes in the first round of the election.