PM candidate: Gov’t will ensure “proper environment” for upcoming elections, e-voting will lead to “serious progress”
The candidate for PM highlighted the importance of political consensus for holding elections with “proper standards” and noted that the constructive involvement of all political entities, including the domestic opposition, in the process would be “very good”, but pointing out that “there are serious shortcomings” in achieving “political peace and consolidation” in Georgia. Photo via Irakli Kobakhidze/Facebook
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Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the post of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Wednesday told the opposition factions in the Parliament, as part of the presentation of his Government programme, that the Government would ensure the creation of a “proper environment” for the upcoming elections.
Kobakhidze noted the implementation of the electronic voting system in the country would lead to “serious progress” and emphasised that it would “eliminate many problems”, adding the new system would be available for 91 percent of voters at polling stations.
Observation of international missions will also be ensured, and a [relevant] letter from the Georgian Government will be sent to OSCE-ODIHR in the coming days”, he added.
The candidate for PM highlighted the importance of political consensus for holding elections with “proper standards” and noted that the constructive involvement of all political entities, including the domestic opposition, in the process would be “very good”, but pointing out that “there are serious shortcomings” in achieving “political peace and consolidation” in Georgia.
He stressed that Georgia’s political system was “definitely” in need of “more consensus and less radicalism”.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the candidate for the post of the Foreign Minister of Georgia, on Wednesday told lawmakers his office would send invitations for both short- and long-term observers from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe to observe the general elections in October this month.
The outgoing Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said the ruling team had “no other choice” than to “convincingly win” the 2024 parliamentary elections to avoid “war and chaos” in the country.
Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the Chair of the Central Election Commission, on Tuesday provided representatives from 40 political parties with a detailed overview of electronic voting technologies, the CEC said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said the ruling Georgian Dream party was “not worried” about the upcoming parliamentary elections, however, it was still preparing to get the “maximum results”.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Georgia, on Thursday hailed the Georgian Dream Government's efforts for ensuring the country’s “democratic transformation” since taking office in 2012, while slamming the previous United National Movement authorities for committing “systemic crimes”, “stalling” Tbilisi’s European integration, and involvement in a “treacherous handover” of territories to Russia following the 2008 war.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday said new electoral legislation, electronic voting and “extensive monitoring” would ensure holding the upcoming parliamentary elections in “a free and fair environment”.