Final Assessment of the 28 October Presidential Elections

Statement About the Ongoing Electoral Process (07:00-20:00)

 By this time, our observers have reported up to 90 insignificant and relatively serious violations. We have filed 9 complaints. Some of the serious violations are following:

Statement About the Ongoing Electoral Process (07:00-13:00)

 According to our observation, at this time the 2018 Presidential Elections are being held in a largely peaceful environment. Vast majority of the electoral precincts, where our static observers are stationed, have been opened on time.

About the Election Observation Mission of Transparency International Georgia

 Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) will deploy 350 observers to monitor the October 28 Presidential Elections. Our static observers will cover 300 precincts throughout the country. In addition, 45 mobile groups will also be involved in election observation.

Continuous and gross violation of the Constitution by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia causes escalation of the violence outside the Parliament building

 Non-governmental organizations respond to the arrest of Zaza Saralidze and believe that his actions were provoked by persistent and gross violations of human rights by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

Civil Service Bureau should examine information disseminated about public officials’ assets

Government’s coordinated attack on civil society harms democracy in Georgia

Political ads of eight qualified electoral subjects might be illegal

Alarm Over Increasing Signs of State Capture and Pressure on Civil Society in Georgia

 Issued by Transparency International Secretariat

The state is obliged to create a safe environment for the Civil Society

 Transparency International Georgia is responding to a threatening message sent privately to its Executive Director.