CDL-AD(2025)016 Georgia - opinion (2025)

CDL-AD(2025)016 Strasbourg, 18 March 2025 Or. Engl. EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION) GEORGIA OPINION ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORGANIC LAW "ELECTION CODE OF GEORGIA" PERTAINING TO LOCAL ELECTIONS Approved by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 82nd meeting (Venice, 13 March 2025) and adopted by the Venice Commission at its 142nd Plenary Session (Venice, 14-15 March 2025) on the basis of comments by Mr Nicos ALIVIZATOS (Member, Greece) Mr Michael FRENDO (Member, Malta) Ms Katharina PABEL (Substitute Member, Austria) www.venice.coe.int CDL-AD(2025)016 -2- Opinion No. 1227/2024 Table of Contents I. II. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3 Background .................................................................................................... …