Georgia marks 100th anniversary of first Constitution

Georgia celebrates the 100th anniversary of its first Constitution on 21 February.

Georgian Parliament will hold a solemn parliamentary sitting on Sunday.

Georgian President Salome Zourabicvili, Prime Ministerial candidate Irakli Gharibashvili, Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze, and Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Georgia Merab Turava will deliver a speech on this day.

The Chairman of the Georgian Parliament, Archil Talakvadze, believes ” the current Constitution of Georgia will once again connect the past with the future of our country!”

On this 100th anniversary of the first Constitution adopted by Georgia’s Constituent Assembly in 1921, we honor and celebrate its progressive legacy. I do believe the current Constitution of ?? will once again connect the past with the future of our country! #Constitution100 pic.twitter.com/301Yft8ad9

— Archil Talakvadze (@A_Talakvadze) February 21, 2021

The Constituent Assembly of Georgia unanimously adopted the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Georgia on 21 February 1921.