“May 17, celebrated as Family Purity Day for ten years, will be a public holiday in the main law and the Labour Code,” said Georgian Parliament Speaker, Shalva Papuashvili.

“I would like to emphasize the fact that in the process of the general public discussion, we saw full support from the citizens, as well as the large-scale rally held on May 17, which in fact, was a public referendum in support of this law. Therefore, the parliament is obliged to fulfill the will of the majority of the Georgian population,” the Speaker stated.

The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party initiated a draft legislative package of constitutional amendments on the Protection of Family Values and Minors.

The package consists of 19 laws, among them one is the main and 18 related drafts that will also lead to amendments in the Civil Code, Labor Code and education legislation.

“This is the main content, aspects of the amendments that will be reviewed today and will be public. As for the procedures, during the current spring session, we will consider this bill in the first reading and pass it with the first reading. This package will be adopted in the second and third readings in the fall session. There is enough time for any interested stakeholders to engage in discussions,” Shalva Papuashvili said.