Parliamentary Speaker Calls on Voters to Participate in Elections
Georgian Parliamentary Chairman Davit Bakradze hailed the election campaign ahead of local elections as a step forward over previous elections and called on the voters to turn out at polling stations on May 30.
“No matter which political party you will vote for, which candidate you will elect; it is important that you participate in the elections,” Davit Bakradze said on May 28. “Your participation means that you take part in further improvement of our country’s international image.”
He said that the current election process “significantly differs” from previous elections, since “there are significantly fewer personal attacks, swearing and accusations.”
“We hear concrete promises and issue-based discussions from all candidates … I believe that it is a step ahead towards the development of political culture in Georgia,” he said.
Meanwhile, Zurab Kharatishvili, the chairman of the Central Election Commission, said on May 28, that the election administration was “technically, financially and organizationally” ready for holding the elections.
“I think these elections will be better, more democratic and more transparent than previous ones,” he told reporters after meeting with the inter-faction parliamentary group on elections on May 28. “And the next elections will be even better than the May 30 elections.”
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