Election Campaign Finances in Georgia: 2016 Parliamentary Elections

  Study of the period from June 8 to November 16, 2016 revealed the following main findings: Income

Opinion about Constitutional Amendments Relating to the Electoral System

Misuse of Administrative Resources during political processes 2016 parliamentary elections

Non-governmental organizations respond to the statement of the Chairperson of the CEC

The Georgian Public Broadcaster refuses to pay TNS for conducting exit poll

The results of the exit poll commissioned by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) greatly diverge from the official results published by the Central Election Commission (CEC). Even though the exit poll was jointly commissioned by the GPB and three private TV companies, this article focuses on the former, as a citizen-funded institution.

Alleged violations before the runoff elections require effective response

On October 30, the runoff parliamentary elections will be conducted in 50 districts across the country. TI Georgia is also observing the pre-election period of the second round, putting a particular emphasis on cases of using administrative resources for electoral purposes.

Statement regarding the violent incident in Akhaltsikhe

Case of alleged pressure in Zugdidi

Today, on October 29, TI Georgia has been contacted by Nana Mosidze, citizen of Georgia, who stated that she was being subjected to pressure by representatives of Georgian Dream, Rinozi Okujava and Koba Gordulava.  

Recommendations by Transparency International Georgia Ahead of Runoff Elections

Considering the events following the October 8 parliamentary elections in Georgia, Transparency International Georgia has developed the following recommendations for all parties involved in organizing the election process:

Invalid Ballot Papers 2002 - 2016

During the elections while counting the votes specific amount of ballot papers are declared invalid. We are introducing the statistics of the invalid ballot papers of 2016 parliamentary elections (proportional and majoritarian as well) and the same statistics of the elections since 2002.