Georgian Labour Party v. Georgia

Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. 110July 2008Georgian Labour Party v. Georgia - 9103/04Judgment 8.7.2008 [Section II]Article 3 of Protocol No. 1Free expression of opinion of peopleStand for electionIntroduction of an active system of voter registration shortly before the election in a “post-revolutionary” political context, aimed at remedying the problem of chaotic electoral rolls: no violationNo evidence of abuse of power or electoral fraud adduced to back up a complaint of a pro-presidential majority in electoral commissions at all levels: no violationIllegitimate and unjustified exclusion of two electoral districts from the country-wide vote tally: violation Facts: In November 2003 a general parliamentary election was held in Georgia. Its outcome was to be decided according to two voting systems, majority voting and proportional representation. The Georgian Labour Party ob …