Georgian FM, Election Commission Chair discuss upcoming parliamentary elections
Darchiashvili stressed his Ministry was using “all the possibilities provided by law” to ensure nationals living abroad could vote “easily and without obstacles”. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Administration of the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 26 was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and the Chair of the Central Election Commission Giorgi Kalandarishvili.
The meeting, which also involved heads of diplomatic missions of Georgia, focused on conducting the elections at the country’s foreign representations and procedures for ensuring participation and awareness of citizens abroad, the foreign office said.
The officials reviewed advantages of using electronic technology for the first time in the upcoming elections and other innovations and projects pursued by the election administration for conducting elections “according to international and European standards”.
Darchiashvili stressed his Ministry was using “all the possibilities provided by law” to ensure nationals living abroad could vote “easily and without obstacles”.
The Central Election Commission of Georgia on Thursday urged electoral stakeholders, including representatives of local and international organisations, to be “objective and impartial” and support the conduct of the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for October 26 in a “fair and transparent manner”.
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Preparations for the parliamentary elections in Georgia in October and a “need of assessment of the electoral environment” were discussed on Thursday between the Georgian Public Defender Levan Ioseliani and Megan Fitzgerald, the Head of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the Chair of the Central Election Commission and visiting representatives of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on Tuesday discussed the preparation process for the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2024.