Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) will deploy up to 250 observers to monitor the run-off municipal elections of October 30, 2021. Our static observers will cover 170 precincts of 28 election districts. 30 mobile groups will also be involved in election observation.
The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary believes that in the current situation, the election of a judge member/s of the High Council of Justice by the Judicial Conference is unjustified.
We, the signatory organizations, would like to respond to the controversy regarding the hospitalization of the Third President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. We believe that the decision to hospitalize Mr. Saakashvili should not be based on political considerations, but solely on the principles and high standards of personal safety, health, and life of an individual.
Former Prosecutor General of Georgia and Supreme Court Judge Shalva Tadumadze has lodged a complaint against Transparency International Georgia’s Executive Director Eka Gigauri for slander over the comments on his diploma. Tadumadze has requested the court to impose preventative measures to restrict the freedom of expression of Eka Gigauri.
Transparency International Georgia’s observers have reported up to 140 insignificant and relatively serious violations during the day. We have filed 25 complaints. Noteworthy cases of serious violations are the following:
According to our observation, local self-government elections in 2021 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.
Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) will deploy up to 300 observers to monitor local self-government elections of October 2, 2021. Our static observers will cover 200 precincts throughout the country. 40 mobile groups will also be involved in election observation.