Parliament Speaker congratulates population on 101st anniversary of first Constitution
Today Georgia marks the 101st anniversary of the first Constitution. Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili congratulates the population on this day, claiming “the current version of the Constitution is a continuation of the spirit of the first Constitution and is the foundation of a free, democratic, European Georgia.”
In his tweet, the Speaker pledged, “we bear a special responsibility to build upon the legacy of this progressive document highlighting the protection of democracy, rights and liberties as Georgia advances on its European integration path.”
On February 21, 1921, the Constituent Assembly of Georgia adopted a landmark historical document that set the stage for the country’s contemporary Constitution.
Today Georgia celebrates the adoption of the first Constitution on 21 February 1921. We bear special responsibility to build upon the legacy of this progressive document highlighting the protection of democracy, rights & liberties as ?? advances on its European integration path. pic.twitter.com/YdzMIhM0P8
— Shalva Papuashvili (@shpapuashvili) February 21, 2022