During her Saturday evening briefing Salome Zurabishvili announced that she would present a technical government composition before the parliamentary election. She called on the main opposition alliances in Georgia to confirm their commitment towards this part of Georgian Charter.
Some opposition alliances such as “Coalition for Change” welcome and support President Obama’s proposal for an administrative government. Other signatories to the Georgian Charter, however, are hesitant and say that discussions about the future composition of the government and the candidate for Prime Minister should only be held after the elections.
The OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission issued its interim report assessing the election climate and related developments leading up to the October 26 parliamentary polls. According to the report “the elections are taking place in a context of entrenched polarization and political tensions, opposition distrust of state institutions, and concerns over the protection of right to association and speech.”
The Central Election Commission has decided to open seven additional precincts in order to accommodate the additional foreign voters. The precincts are being opened in New York, Berlin Barcelona, Rome Athens Thessaloniki and Paris. According to data from the Foreign Ministry, the CEC reported that the number of voters who have the right to vote overseas is currently 95,834.
Residents of Shukruti have decided to end their almost month-long strike, but insist that they will continue the protest until their demands are met. Shukruti residents took this decision after Rati Ionatamishvili of the ruling Georgian Dream Party offered to mediate between the protesters and the mining company. Residents of Shukruti village have been protesting against the damage to their homes caused by the manganese-mining practices of Georgian Manganese and the Chiatura Management Company for six months.
Representatives of “Unity-United National Movement”, an opposition coalition, claim that the office of their party in one of Tbilisi‘s districts has been raided. “The incident probably occurred at dawn. We found the office in a mess, with windows broken and paint poured on the walls. The place is full of debris,” Irakli Nadiradze said, adding that the UNM faction leader in the Tbilisi City Council did not call the police because they did not expect Interior Ministry to investigate.
The Daily Beat: Saturday, 7 October
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