The October elections will be the next test of Georgia’s democratic and electoral process, said US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan.

The US Ambassador participated in a conference organized by the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) at the Radisson Blue Iveria Hotel in Tbilisi.

“These local elections in October are the next test of Georgia’s democratic process and its electoral process, and everyone wants to see that they go smoothly and the outcome is something that all voters have confidence in.

I think that Georgian political leaders negotiated a good roadmap that is reflected in electoral reform provisions in the April 19th Agreement, and we are also working with different parties and stakeholders on social media and the impact that it has, both positive and negative, in terms of informing voters.

So, we really hope that the coming elections in October are going to see less hate speech, less disinformation and false information, and more of the benefits of social media in terms of informing voters about what party platforms are, what they plan to do about the priorities for Georgian voters,” Kelly Degnan said.