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Project Name: Active Citizens school – New initiative for peaceful future (II stage)
Project is implemented by: support of Confidence Building Early Response Mechanism (COBERM) – a joint EU/UNDP initiative
Project Duration: November 2014 – January 2015
The Center for Development and Democracy published the final summary of the monitoring report of Representative and executive bodies of local self-government elections in 2014 on Today, November 10th.
The Center of Development and Democracy (CDD) implements the monitoring of midterm local elections, through majoritarian system at No 48.05 Vakhani majoritarian election district of No 48 Kharagauli Election District in Kharagauli Municipality, to be held on 30 June 2014.
On 22 October the rally was organized by National Platform of Georgia of Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, unifying more than 100 NGOs including CDD, in support of Ukrainians near the embassy of Ukraine.
We civil organizations come up with the requirement for establishment of working group for improvement of electoral environment and full harmonization of the legislation with international standards. The members of parliament and Government well as other stakeholders (political parties, international and domestic observing organizations, electoral administration) shall actively participate in the work of mentioned group.
On 16 September the Conference was organized by the Council of Europe and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) with the support of the Swiss Confederation and the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel.
The chairperson of CDD – Ketevan Chachava participated in the conference.
The CDD observers submitted complaints to the District Election Commissions during the local elections 2014. The appeals were related to the responsibility of the PEC members, since the summary protocols were filled in violation of the law.
CDD observed second round of local elections 2014 in 8 self governing communities of Georgia, with 150 observing mission. The mission fully covered election precincts established in exceptional cases (in total 4 special districts – 3 in penitentiary facility and 1 in elderly house).
On 10 July the chairperson of CDD – Ketevan Chachava with special invitation provided the training for the members of observing mission of the Embassies of USA, UK and Netherlands, who will monitor second round of local elections 2014.
