TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream coalition on Saturday launched its election campaign and presented candidates for mayors in 12 cities.
The main event at Sports Palace in Tbilisi gathered up to 12,000 people and included MPs, government members,
TBILISI, DFWatch–There are 3.49 million registered voters for Georgia’s June 15 local elections.
This marks a gradual reduction in the Georgian electorate. In the presidential election in October 2013, 3.54 million people were eligible to vote, while a year before
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia has introduced a ‘moratorium’ on prosecuting former officials from the National Movement party of Mikheil Saakashvili, out of fear that it may restrict democratic rights.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili said
TBILISI, DFWatch–The 2014 local elections in Georgia will be held on June 15. This is decided in a decree by President Giorgi Margvelashvili signed April 10.
The decree has been sent to the government for approval and will come into force as soon as it is published
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani wants guidelines for criminal investigations involving people running in the local election in June.
Tsulukiani did not explain more specifically what kind of rules it will be beyond calling for ‘recommendations’. She said
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has created an interagency commission to handle violations ahead of the local elections, slated for June.
The commission will be led by Minister of Justice Thea Tsulukiani.
Other members are the deputy interior minister, deputy foreign
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili proposes to raise the threshold for winning in the first round of local elections to 50 percent.
Gharibashvili, who represents the Georgian Dream coalition, suggests having a 50 percent threshold also in mayoral
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream coalition promises that there will not be fraud in the upcoming local elections, as the voters’ list is being checked by use of biometric data, which will prevent names from appearing two or more times.
Georgian Dream, both the coalition and the party with the same
TBILISI, DFWatch–In a week the government in Georgia will decide whether to follow recommendations and proposals made by the non-parliamentary opposition and non-governmental organizations about amendments to the Election Code.
Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–A biometric election list may not be ready for the upcoming local elections in Georgia, which will be held in June, 2014.
Election lists have been subject to disputes for a long time, especially during the National Movement government, when there
were claims that