President Officially Names October 31 as Parliamentary Election Date

In accordance with the Constitution of Georgia, the parliamentary elections in the country will be held on October 31, 2020.

President Salome Zurabishvili signed the relevant decree today, through which she named October 31 as the date of the elections and addressed the public.

"Today I signed the decree on announcing the elections. Parliamentary elections in our country will be held on October 31, as provided by our constitution.

"I would like to address the public and urge you to spend this period, these two months before the elections, as peacefully as possible.

"In today’s conditions, when we have already gone through the COVID pandemic and quite a difficult year, it is necessary to prepare very calmly for the elections.

"This election has a special meaning! We will reaffirm the democracy of our country.

"30 years ago, on October 28, 1990, Georgia held democratic elections even then. We must continue this tradition, strengthen it, and present ourselves to the world as an extremely democratic country. We can do it!”, Said the President.

By Ana Dumbadze 

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