Public Defender: OSCE/ODIHR Demands the Bill be Registered in Parliament

"The OSCE/ODIHR demands that the bill be officially registered in Parliament," Public Defender Nino Lomjaria told reporters when asked about the model of electoral system drafted by the opposition. The Public Defender will address international organizations after the draft law on the electoral system is registered in Parliament.

"I have active consultations with the OSCE/ODIHR on this issue. I have personally met with the OSCE/ODIHR President and I have spoken to the representatives of the relevant departments. The bill has to be officially registered in Parliament and after that, I will appeal to the OSCE/ODIHR to submit its opinion," she noted. 

"We have developed a Georgian modification to the electoral system based on the German model, which we will forward to the Public Defender today, and tomorrow we will register the draft law in the Parliament, following a corresponding procedure," Giorgi Vashadze, leader of the New Georgia Party, said at a joint news conference of opposition party leaders on December 3. 

By Ana Dumbadze 

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