Parliament Committee Chair Discusses Election Code implementation with OSCE/ODIHR
Okhanashvili noted the Government had introduced automated vote-counting mechanisms, which he said “exclude any type of manipulation and the risk of election fraud”. Photo: Georgian Parliament
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Anri Okhanashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee, and visiting representatives of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on Monday discussed changes in the domestic election code, related recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR, and their implementation.
We reviewed details of the recent amendments in the Election Code. The visiting officials want to learn how our country has prepared for the parliamentary elections [in October]”, Okhanashvili said.
The Parliament’s press office cited the Committee Chair as saying the Government had “implemented all key recommendations” of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Commission.
Okhanashvili noted the Government had introduced automated vote-counting mechanisms, which he said “exclude any type of manipulation and the risk of election fraud”.
For the first time in the country, full-scale parliamentary elections will be held via electronic voting.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said he had signed into law amendments to the Election Code regulations concerning elections of members and the Chair of the Central Election Administration.
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.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Monday addressed Matteo Mecacci, the Director of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, with an invitation to send observers for the general elections in the country, set for October.
Georgia’s Central Election Commission on Wednesday set October 26 as the date for this year’s parliamentary elections and outlined mandatory registration procedures for participating parties.
Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the Chair of the Central Election Commission of Georgia, on Monday presented legislative innovations and procedures related to the introduction of electronic technology in elections to the Government.