President's Parliamentary Secretary: Making decisions with majority of votes in CEC worsens Election Code

16:50, 26.06.2024

“Making decisions with a majority of votes in the Central Election Commission (CEC) instead of 2/3 as in the past will worsen the Election Code,” said Giorgi Mskhiladze, President’s Parliamentary Secretary.

According to Giorgi Mskhiladze, the OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission called on the parliament not to amend the election legislation several months ahead of the elections.

“The parliament will most likely override the President’s motivated remarks. The difference is that if decisions were made in the CEC with 2/3 of votes in the past, they now will be made with a majority of votes. It is a single-party decision because no matter how many votes the chairman of the Central Election Commission is elected, the same number, i.e. 76 votes, will be required to elect non-party members.

The OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission called on the parliament not to make any amendments to the election legislation several months before the elections that would worsen the Election Code. In our viewpoint, a consensus-based decision would have been more effective than a decision made by the majority,” he said.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

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