PM Claims Proportional Electoral System Will Change Political Arena

The parliamentary republic and the proportional electoral system are among the highest characteristics of modern democracy; this should introduce fundamental changes to our political arena, our political culture, Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia told journalists.

The head of the government noted that the main goal is for Georgia to become a full-fledged member of the European Union and NATO, for which the country will have to carry out many reforms and a great deal of work.

"The process of democratization is a complicated one. The parliamentary republic and the proportional electoral system are among the highest characteristics of modern democracy. This should introduce fundamental changes to our political arena, our political culture. This is a serious challenge. First we have to master all this, we have to adapt to all this. Given its Euro-Atlantic vector, Georgia could be engaged in a continuous process of reform for the next 10, 15 years. Reforms must become our normal state of being in order to bring the country's legal and institutional arrangement, level of economic development, democratization process, and media space as close as possible to the European standard in the coming years. Our main goal is to become a full-fledged member of both the European Union and NATO, for which the country will have to carry out many reforms and a great deal of work," Giorgi Gakharia stated.