Leaders of seven opposition parties ? New Rights, Republicans, Conservatives, Industrialists, Labor, Freedom and People?s Forum – signed a joint statement on June 30, in which they demanded holding of the election of the Tbilisi City Council ? Sakrebulo through a proportional, party-list system, otherwise warned to boycott the local self-governance elections.
Ex-Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili?s party Georgia?s Way also shares opinion of these opposition parties over the issue, Davit Usupashvili, leader of the Republican Party said.
?Our major demand is to change the current election system and hold elections through a proportional system ? we, 8 political parties share common opinion in this regard,? Usupashvili said at a news press conference held after the signing of the statement.
The opposition parties claim that ?it is still possible to overcome a crisis, if the rule of electing the Tbilisi Sakrebulo is changed.?
According to the law, the Tbilisi Mayor will be elected by the Tbilisi City Council ? the Sakrebulo – where 25 members will be elected through a first-past-the-post, ?winner takes all? majoritarian system in Tbilisi?s ten constituencies, while the remaining 12 seats will be distributed, through a so called ?compensatory list,? from among those parties which garner at least 4% of votes in all ten constituencies of the capital city. Opposition wants to eliminate first-past-the-post system.
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