GYLA not to observe October 4 elections through traditional monitoring mission

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) is not able to carry out its traditional election monitoring mission during the elections scheduled for October 4, 2025, reads the company statement.

According to GYLA, it will continue to defend human rights and the rule of law and will periodically present its assessment of the ongoing legal environment to the public.

“For the first time in its 31-year history, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association is not able to carry out its traditional election monitoring mission during the elections scheduled for October 4, 2025.

The local self-government elections planned for October 4, 2025, are taking place in one of the most difficult political and legal environments in Georgia’s modern history.

The regression of democracy, repressive policies against civil society organisations and the media, the adoption of restrictive laws, as well as the deterioration of the legal framework for election observers under the election legislation, have made it practically impossible for us to form a full-scale monitoring mission and observe the elections,” reads the GYLA statement.