Georgian PM - Agreement on electoral system is an important step towards strengthening democracy

11:50, 09.03.2020

“An important agreement has been reached on the electoral system,” the Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia wrote on Facebook

“This agreement is an important step towards strengthening democracy, stabilizing the political environment, and reducing polarization in the election year, including economic development.

Thanks to our international partners for their significant contribution to this agreement,” Giorgi Gakharia said.

The agreement on the electoral model between the government and the opposition was reached on Sunday.

As the dialogue facilitators, said in their statement, the agreement foresees an election system for 2020 based on 120 proportional mandates and 30 majoritarian mandates, a fair composition of election districts, a 1% threshold, and a cap recognizing that no single party that wins less than 40% of the votes should be able to get its own majority in the next parliament.

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Giorgi Gakharia