CEC Chair May Seek Retaining Post

An outgoing chairman of Central Election Commission (CEC), Levan Tarkhnishvili, said he might again apply for the post.

According to amendments to the election code, passed by the Parliament in December, the President will nominate three candidates for the post of CEC chairman and it will be up to the opposition members of CEC to select one. If none of three candidates receive majority votes of opposition CEC members then it will be up to the Parliament to elect one among three candidates.

Only certified election officials – those who have passed exams in election-related procedures – are eligible to apply for the post.
 
Asked whether he would apply for the post, Levan Tarkhnishvili told Rustavi 2 TV on January 4: “Let’s see; I do not rule it out.”

Tarkhnishvili said that according to the procedures, the President would nominate three candidates by January 8.

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