The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, met representatives of the National Democratic Institute’s [NDI] pre-election international monitoring mission.

The parties reviewed the pre-election environment in Georgia, election legislation, pre-election plans of the Georgian Dream, and expectations.

Nikoloz Samkharadze, Chairman of the parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee, and Givi Mikanadze, Chair of the Education, Science and Youth Affairs Committee attended the meeting.

The NDI announced today the start of its Pre-election Assessment Mission: a series of high-level meetings ahead of the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections designed to assess the electoral environment.

The mission aims to demonstrate support for Georgia’s democratic development and the public’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration by providing constructive recommendations to ensure adherence to the principles of genuine democratic elections and political processes.

The delegation will issue a statement of findings and recommendations following the completion of its analysis.