• On September 25, the Anti-Corruption Bureau designated “Transparency International - Georgia [1]”, its executive director Eka Gigauri, “Choose Europe [2]”, and its board members Khatuna Lagazidze, Lela Jejelava, Giorgi Papelishvili, Nikoloz Shurghaia, Shalva Dzebisashvili, Giorgi Taktakishvili, Sofiko Chkonia, Ivane Chkonia and Giorgi Rukhadze as entities with the declared electoral goals and imposed on them the restrictions and rules applicable to political parties. It is important to note that none of the aforementioned entities have declared a goal of participating in the elections, and after September 26, 2024, when the deadline for parties to submit their lists to the CEC ends, these persons will even be unable to participate.

We believe that the Anti-Corruption Bureau's decision is unlawful [3] and represents the use of executive administrative resources for pre-elections. Moreover, the Bureau's behaviour can be regarded as an attempt to impede election-observing missions.