Georgian President: Consensus achieved over State Constitution
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Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said today that parliamentary and non-parliamentary opposition has achieved consensus over the amendments to the State Constitution.
He said the document will now be sent to the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party and the Venice Commission for further consideration.
President Margvelashvili thanked the political parties participating in the consultations for their contribution.
He said the parties engaged in the process have realised one main thing that "to come to agreement we all have to make concession”.
These political parties have different views over many of the issues. [Moreover,] Consultations have been underway during the harsh election campaign and the final consensus has been achieved over the values that we should all share in common”’ Marvelashvili said.
- Georgian State Constitutional Commission decided last year to review the current constitution, which has been followed by public discussions over the proposed changes.
- President Margvelashvili encouraged citizens to voice their opinion on proposed amendments to the current constitution before its final adoption.
- Venice Commission recommended the Georgian parties to reach consensus on revised State Constitution.
The Venice Commission President Gianni Buquicchio said the revision of the Georgian State Constitution "is a major reform meant to transform the current political system into a genuine parliamentary democracy”.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has launched a new campaign to raise awareness about the country’s main legislative document – the State Constitution.
Georgia’s Prime Minister met with the President of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio today in the country’s western seaside city of Batumi to once again discuss the changes in the country’s constitution which aim to produce "not only a legitimate, but also a most refined document.”
The Venice Commission liked the majority of the changes drafted during the ongoing constitutional reforms in Georgia, says President of Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio.
The constitutional amendments drafted by Georgia’s political opposition and President Giorgi Margvelashvili have been criticised by Lasha Tugushi, Chairperson of the Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili and the parliamentary majority have held consultations over the proposed changes to the state constitution today.
Although the opinion itself will not be officially published until next week, Venice Commission President Gianni Buquicchio voiced some of his thoughts regarding Georgia’s constitution in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster.