Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have congratulated Georgia on the agreement between the ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition on how to hold the 2020 parliamentary elections in the autumn.
We wish to congratulate all the participants of this sometimes arduous political dialogue for putting the greater interest of their country and their citizens first. Our gratitude also goes to the diplomats who have facilitated this process through their valuable mediation”– in particular the EU Ambassador to Georgia, H.E. Carl Hartzell”, reads the official statement.
MEPs call on Georgia to fully implement the agreement and to ensure that ‘the corresponding constitutional amendments are adopted swiftly by the parliament, and that the next elections are held in accordance with the recommendations issued by the OSCE/ODIHR’.
The ruling party and the opposition agreed on March 8, 2020 to hold the upcoming elections in autumn with 120 seats in the legislative body distributed via a proportional vote and the remaining 30 via the majoritarian system.
The agreement also foresees a fair composition of election districts, a one per cent election threshold, and a cap recognising that no single party that wins less than 40 per cent of the votes should be able to form a majority in the next parliament.