Impeachment of Zurabishvili: Constitutional Court of Georgia accepts claim
The procedure for impeaching the Georgian president is entering the next stage. The Constitutional Court accepted the corresponding claim.
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Georgia changes Constitution
The Georgian Parliament has approved today the draft constitutional amendments on the electoral system in the third hearing. The Parliament endorsed constitutional amendments with 117 votes in favor and 3 opposed in a third and …
Demonstrators block Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi
Thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated on the streets of Georgia yesterday evening after the Georgian Dream ruling party failed to push through promised electoral reforms. Protesters began gathering outside the parliament …
Georgia to hold unprecedented parliamentary election
Georgia's parliamentary election in 2020 will be held under a proportional system, head of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili said. Changing the electoral system from a mixed to a …
Georgia's new Constitution comes into effect
The new Georgian constitution, which was adopted in 2017, has automatically come into play after the yesterday’s presidential inauguration. According to the new constitution, "the state constitutional bodies shall take all …
What does 2017 bring for Georgia?
The political events, such as the local elections, reform of the Constitution, the strengthening of the ruling coalition Georgian Dream, are among the most remarkable events happened in Georgia in 2017, political analyst Gela …
Georgian parliament adopts constitutional changes in first reading
Georgia's parliament has adopted the remaining changes planned for the state constitution with its first reading, meaning two other readings are still ahead until the final approval of the amendments. 115 lawmakers out of 150 voted for …
Georgian President signs constitutional amendments
President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili has signed the amendments made in the constitution of Georgia. He has declared this at the special briefing, InterPressNews reported. Despite signing, the President reportedly …
Georgia's Parliament overrides presidential veto
Georgia's parliament has overridden the president’s veto on the constitutional amendments and confirmed the country’s new constitution that will come into force following the 2018 presidential elections. The …
Margvelashvili and parliamentary majority discuss constitutional changes
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili and the parliamentary majority have held consultations over the proposed changes to the state constitution yesterday. Stressing importance of achieving consensus over the state …
Georgia approves new Constitution
Georgia's Parliament approved the bill on changes to the constitution with 117 votes "for" and three votes "against" in the third reading. "Today we adopted a historic decision that will become a basis for …
We need to change imperfect Constitution, Kobakhidze says
Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze noted the importance of the current autumn session, recalling the draft of the updated Constitution to be adopted in the last reading. "We are changing the extremely imperfect …
Kvirikashvili and Venice Commission president discuss Georgian constitution
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and President of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio discussed the ongoing process of amending the constitution in Georgia during a telephone conversation. …
Gianni Buquicchio: We made a good job, but now everything is under a question mark
We made a good job, but now everything is under a question mark, Gianni Buquicchio, the President of the Venice Commission, told journalists in Batumi, Interpress agency reports. "I am sad and …
Georgia bans sale of land to foreigners
Georgia bans sale of land to foreigners
Venice Commission welcomes Georgia’s draft revised constitution
The Venice Commission has published the full text of its opinion about the Constitutional Amendments to the Georgian Constitution. The Commission says that in general, the proposed reform deserves a positive assessment. It completes the …
Georgian Parliament approves new Constitution
The draft amendments to the Georgian Constitution were approved by 109 parliament members, the website of the country's parliament said. The signatures submitted by deputies will be handed over to the committee on procedural …
New constitution proposed in Georgia
According to the Chairman of the Parliament and the State Constitutional Commission, the Commission approved a document - the draft amendments to the Constitution, which will fundamentally change the governance-related regulations in the …
"European Georgia" urges to hold referendum on amendments to constitution
Georgia's "Freedom Movement - European Georgia" party, urged the head of the government, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, to raise the issue of holding referendum on amendments to the country's constitution. …
Georgia to revise constitution
The draft of the revision of the country's main law was adopted by the Constitutional Commission of Georgia. The document was adopted by 43 votes in favor and 8 against at the final meeting of the commission. "The new model of …
