Archil Talakvadze: We are returning to normal political process gradually
The resource, which will bring more confidence to the 2020 elections, be acceptable to the opposition and society, still exists, – Archil Talakvadze, Parliament Speaker told reporters ahead of the meeting between representatives of the ruling party and opposition.
As Talakvadze noted, today the government is ready to listen to the opposition’s proposals.
“Today the second meeting of political dialogue will be held with participation international partners, ambassadors. We are returning to the normal political process gradually. Today we will have a discussion on what we can do together under the existing mixed model.
The resource, which will bring more confidence to the 2020 elections, be acceptable to the opposition and society, still exists
According to the current mixed model, half of the parliamentary mandates are staffed proportionally, and the other half according to majority rules, we will have a discussion over this second half. Today we are ready to listen to the proposals of the opposition. We will have our own arguments and we will take the time, if there are concrete proposals, for preparation. It is important for us to return to a normal political process, of course, the dialogue is good. As chairman of the parliament, I welcome the negotiation between our party and the opposition, this format, in which the parliamentary and non-parliamentary opposition is represented” – Archil Talakvadze stated.
As Archil Talakvadze noted, he does not exclude that some agreements can be reached within the next meetings.
The second meeting of the representatives of the ruling team and the opposition will be held with the participation of foreign diplomats at the Sheraton Hotel, today.