Georgian President submits candidates for Election Commission to Parliament

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday submitted a list of candidates for the positions of the head and member of the Central Election Commission to the Parliament and announced a competition for one position.

The proposed candidates for the position of the CEC Chair are Giorgi Shaishmelashvili and Nanuli Bebia and the candidates for the one vacant CEC member position - Rusudan Kurdiani and Tamaz Poladashvili, the Presidential Administration said.

Zourabichvili submitted the new candidates as the Parliament had rejected previous ones on December 22.

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CEC head will be elected for a five-year term if his/her candidacy is supported by 100 MPs in the 150-member state legislative body. In case none of the candidates gains such support, 76 votes will be enough to appoint the CEC head for a six-month term.