Currently, 20 political parties are being funded from the state budget in Georgia. This is an unprecedented number in the country’s history. The main reason for this increase in the number of qualified parties is the country’s flawed legislation, which provides financial incentives for parties to become qualified by forming election blocks.
On April 20, Transparency International Georgia submitted a legislative proposal to the Parliament, the main purpose of which is to prohibit pre-electoral agitation, including advertisements, that include the threat of violation by the Russian Federation of the territorial integrity and constitutional order of Georgia, the independence and sovereignty of the country and/or the legitimation of occupation.
Transparency International Georgia hereby presents assessment of the draft laws, which couldn’t be finalized in the parliament of the 8th convocation. Therefore, it is reasonable to proceed with the process in the Parliament of the 9th convocation.
The Georgian Parliament discussed a new legislative initiative authored by MP Paata Kiknavelidze and proposed by the Legal Affairs Committee on October 27.
On September 17, after a second hearing, the Parliament of Georgia approved the draft law “On Public Service” and accompanying package of laws, initiated by the Government of Georgia (GoG).
On June 4, a draft Law on Changes to the Code of Local Self-Government and the Code of Administrative Procedure, which was prepared by MPs Gia Zhorzholiani and Erekle Tripolski, was submitted to the Parliament of Georgia.