We cannot accept the recommendation of the Venice Commission [VC] to equate the family of a woman and a man with the family of a man and a man. Such a statement made today Guram Matcharashvili, the Executive Secretary of the People’s Power party.

“Instead of providing legal opinions, the VC gives political opinion to the Georgian government recommending it for legal recognition of same-sex couples…

They [opposition] put the VC in a situation where it recommends Georgia for legal recognition of same-sex couples. Let the opposition come out with the LGBT flag and openly say that it agrees with the VC and same-sex marriage.

They will not avoid that. The Georgian Constitution states that a marriage is a union of a man and a woman. The VC says that a man and a man could be a family. Now, let the opposition say if they agree with this conclusion of the VC or not. If they keep silent, it would be a sign of consent, and the LGBT flag will fly even higher in the opposition ranks”, - said Guram Matcharashvili.