CEC: Polling stations will open in 40 countries abroad during Georgia’s parliamentary elections
A total of 55 polling stations were open in 39 countries during Georgia's presidential elections in 2018. Photo: The Central Election Commission/Facebook
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Georgian citizens registered abroad will be able to cast ballot in 40 countries during Georgia’s parliamentary elections on October 31.
Citizens will be able to register with their embassies abroad by October 11.
The CEC spokesperson Ana Mikeladze announced today that the election administration ‘closely cooperates’ with the Georgian Foreign Ministry to make sure that Georgians residing abroad would be able to enjoy their 'constitutional right' to vote.
Mikeladze however added that the opening of polling stations on Election Day would depend on the epidemiologic situation in each country.
Parliamentary elections will be held in Georgia on October 31. On Election Day Georgian citizens will elect mayors in five municipaties and City Council (Sakrebulo) MPs in four municipalities as well.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has announced that mayoral by-elections in the five municipalities of Kaspi, Oni, Kharagauli, Terjola and Kutaisi will be held along with the parliamentary elections on October 31.
The number of Georgians who have registered at Georgian embassies and consulates abroad in order to vote during the presidential election has reached 1,400, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today.
Georgians are heading to the polls today to decide who will be the country’s fifth president. The president will be elected to a six-year term: this is also the last time the president will be elected by direct vote.
The majority of Georgian citizens living abroad have voted to keep Georgian Dream in power.
Lithuanian MEP Andrius Kubilius told Georgian Imedi TV channel that 'Georgia is making really strong progress in European integration, along with its democratic development'.
A Consulate General of Georgia has opened in San Francisco that will provide consular services to Georgian citizens starting October 1, 2020.
The Central Election Commission has set safety guidelines for the upcoming parliamentary elections on October 31 following consultations with political parties and monitoring organisations. Disinfectant barriers and hand sanitizers as well as information about preventive measures against the spread of the virus will be placed at the entrance of polling premises, the CEC said.
Election coverage has become more diverse in recent years in the country, but analytical depth is lacking and some outlets resort to gender stereotypes, reads an interim election media monitoring report for 2020 released by the EU and UNDP.
Georgian citizens residing abroad can find a polling station in their respective country via an online registry set up by the Georgian Foreign Ministry. The Central Election Commission of Georgia announced in early September that Georgian citizens registered abroad will be able to cast ballot in 40 countries
Georgia's Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that ballot papers for the October 31 parliamentary elections are being printed. The CEC Spokesperson Ana Mikeladze also noted that ballot papers are being printed for Adjara Supreme Council elections as well as mayoral and city council (Sakrebulo) by-elections as well.