Kakha Gogolashvili: The changes made to the election code are contrary to the recommendations of the Venice Commission and the requirements of the European Union - the approach by which the changes were implemented is a threat to democracy

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According to Kakha Gogolashvili, Director of EU Studies Center, Rondeli Foundation, the changes made to the election code contradict the conclusions of the Venice Commission and the requirements of the European Union.

As Gogolashvili told journalists within the framework of the Rondeli Security Conference, the approach by which the mentioned changes were implemented is not only harmful in the context of European integration of Georgia, but also a threat to democracy as a whole.

"The changes that have been made are contrary to the recommendations of the Venice Commission and the requirements of the European Union. In addition to this, common sense itself requires - in order for the country to have stability, for the population to trust the elections, it is necessary to implement the kind of changes that exclude or minimize any possibility that the elections are conducted not transparently, or that the population do not have confidence in the results of the elections. I think that the approach that was used is harmful not only in the context of our European integration, but it was also a threat to democracy as a whole", said Kakha Gogolashvili.





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