In its final report on Georgian Parliamentary elections, the OSCE urges Tbilisi reforms  

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**OSCE Urges Tbilisi to Reform Electoral System**

The Organization for Security and in Europe (OSCE) has called on the Georgian government to make changes to its electoral process. This is according to a released on December 20.

In the October parliamentary elections, the pro-Russian party “Georgian Dream” claimed a big victory. However, many people said that the election was unfair and some even protested in the streets of Tbilisi.

The OSCE said that Georgia’s laws are not bad, but recent changes have made things worse. They also said that there were problems on election day, such as voters being intimidated and unequal financial resources for different parties.

Additionally, the OSCE mentioned that the media landscape is polarized and women are underrepresented in politics. This has led to a lack of trust in the electoral process among the public.

**Key Recommendations**

The OSCE report makes several recommendations to improve Georgia’s electoral system. These include:

* Preventing voter intimidation
* Reviewing current laws to make them more democratic
* Improving campaign finance oversight
* Protecting vote secrecy
* Changing the way election commissioners are appointed

The OSCE does not recognize or endorse any elections, but instead provides assessments of electoral processes so that voters can form their own opinions.

**Continued **

Despite these recommendations, parties in Georgia still refuse to accept the results of the October . They claim that the election was stolen and have filed lawsuits against the government. However, a has dismissed 11 of these lawsuits.

The “Georgian Dream” party, founded by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, has led Georgia closer to Russia while hindering its accession to the . The controversial adopted earlier this year has effectively frozen Georgia’s accession process.

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