Burjanadze Sets up Inter-Agency Group for Free Elections

Nino Burjanadze, the acting president, announced on December 12 the establishment of an inter-agency task force on free and fair elections.

?The task force will function as a rapid response mechanism, linking leading Georgian government bodies with international and domestic election observation organizations,? the acting president?s press office said in a statement.

The purpose of the group, it said, would be ?to further enhance? the government?s measures at ensuring that the January 5 early presidential polls are free and fair.

The task force will include senior Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials and members of Parliament.

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