Parliament Takes Break as Elections Loom

Georgian MPs decided on September 7 not to hold parliamentary sessions on the eve of the October 5 local self-governance elections, although the law does not necessarily provide for this measure.

MP Kote Kublashvili said on September 7 that according to the law no parliamentary session should be held for a month before the parliamentary elections.

?Although the law says nothing about local self-governance elections, I think it will be acceptable to apply this measure to the upcoming elections as well,? MP Kublashvili said.

Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze said that the proposal was acceptable as opposition parliamentarians are boycotting the parliamentary sessions anyway.

She said the next parliamentary session will be held on October 10, ?of course, if nothing extraordinary happens before that time.?

Parliament gathered on September 7 as part of the autumn plenary session after the summer holidays.

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