Election Commission Chair: CEC acknowledged at int’l level, winning 3 awards at Lisbon symposium
The CEC Chair pointed out the activities carried out at a high professional level, including informing voters, introducing technology in voting, dealing with disinformation and managing elections. Photo via CEC of Georgia
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Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the Chair of the Central Election Commission, on Friday said the Commission had won three awards at the 19th International Electoral Affairs Symposium, as a recognition of the CEC’s activities carried out in a “proper, fair, and transparent environment following international standards”.
The CEC deserved the awards in the categories of Electoral Commission of the Year, Election Management and Electoral Conflict Management, Kalandarishvili noted.
The CEC Chair pointed out the activities carried out at a high professional level, including informing voters, introducing technology in voting, dealing with disinformation and managing elections.
The two-day symposium was held in Portugal’s capital city of Lisbon, where Kalandarishvili delivered a presentation and informed participants on the work of the Election Administration of Georgia, discussing the future of elections and electronic voting.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said the 2024 Parliamentary Elections in the country would be an “object of observation”, and highlighted the importance of ensuring “a lot of engagement” to counter a “huge flood of disinformation”.
The 11th edition of the International Conference of Election Management Bodies, dedicated to electoral technology and combating disinformation, is being hosted by the Central Election Commission of Georgia in the Black Sea city of Batumi on Wednesday.
Representatives of Georgia’s Central Election Commission on Monday introduced the electronic voting technology intended for introduction at next year’s Parliamentary Elections to employees of the Government Administration as part of the public information campaign for informing citizens about the novelty ahead of the 2024 vote.
Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the Chair of the Central Election Commission of Georgia, said the interim parliamentary and mayoral elections across the country on Sunday had “proved” the “readiness” of the election administration, voters and the public for electronic voting.