Cec approved final vote tally of elections

OSCE RECOMMENDS CALLING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA IN APRIL OR IN MAY

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• EVERYTHINGS READY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
• REVIVAL UNION BOYCOTTS ELECTIONS
• TERM OF AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF ELECTION COMMISSIONS REPRESENTING AGORDZINEBA WAS PROLONGED

OSCE RECOMMENDS CALLING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA IN APRIL OR IN MAY Tbilisi, 03 January ’04, Black Sea Press. - Bruce George, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President, said in Tbilisi, “We recommend that the Georgian leadership called new parliamentary elections in April or in May 2004.” He said to journalists following his meeting with Acting president Nino Burjanadze that this would allow to better prepare for the elections. On 25 November the Georgian Supreme Court annulled the results of the 2 November parliamentary elections on proportional lists. Early last December the CEC decided to call the new elections on proportional lists /150 deputies are to be elected on them/ on 25 January while the CEC asked Nino Burjanadze to hold them later to be better prepared for them. The head of the Ajarian Autonomy Aslan Abashidze proposed to call the new parliamentary elections this June. Later last December State Minister Zurab Jvania discussed in Batumi with Abashidze a possible date of calling new parliamentary elections. He said nothing whether any agreement had been reached. EVERYTHING'S READY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS Tbilisi. 02 January ’04, Caucasus Press. - Everything is ready for the presidential elections in Georgia. The main problem, Adjara's participation in the elections, has been settled. However, it's not clear whether the number of voters participating in the elections in Adjara will be sufficient to recognize them legal: Abashidze said his party "Revival" will not participate and majority of Adjara's population are members of this party. Besides, the Adjarian leader had openly told State Minister Zurab Zhvania that the National Movement leader, presidential aspirant Mikhail Saakashvili was planning a terrorist act against Abashidze. Mikhail Saakashvili is the most popular out of six presidential aspirants. Ex-Governor of Imereti Temur Shashiashvili is also known to people and he is expected to occupy the second position. For other candidates the participation in the elections is just a kind of hobby. Thus, President of Georgian Barristers Association Kartlos Garibashvili, who participated in all presidential and parliamentary elections in Georgia, says this is an opportunity to make his name known to people in the country. Roin Liparteliani, Chairman of "Mdzleveli" society counts on a couple of percents only. Zurab Kelekhsashvili says his top priority in case of victory will be the struggle against international masonry, while Zaza Sikharulidze, Coordinator of Disable NGO League, promises to pay monthly allowances of US $100 to all vulnerable people. The presidential elections are scheduled for January 4 - between New Year and Christmas. The organizers fear in this regard that people may miss the elections. The last weeks of the election campaign are being accompanies with arrests of political enemies of the new administration. The criminogenic situation has sharply aggravated. Presidential aspirant #1 Mikhail Saakashvili is preparing presidential decrees against this backdrop. However, so far the real power is concentrated in the hands of revolution ideologist State Minister Zurab Zhvania. Acting president Nino Burjanadze does not participate in serious decision-making. She plays a purely decorative role. Experts also speak about "special position" of law-enforcers. The new administration has managed to dispose part of special services army and police personnel against it and Interior Minister Giorgi Baramidze speaks about a conspiracy against revolution. Besides, the Law on External Signs of Richness, which imposes a special tax on owners of not very old foreign cars, private houses, etc., has caused disappointment in local business circles. The CEC reports that 2875 polling stations will be opened January 4 in all regions of Georgia except Abkhazia. Twenty six polling stations will be opened in 18 foreign countries: Russia, Ukraine, United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Israel, Greece, Belgium, Switzerland, Armenia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Foreign polling stations will be opened in the cities, where there are more than 50 Georgian citizens. Fifty nine polling stations worked in 2 November parliamentary elections. The OSCE will commission 474 observers and the CIS - 90 observers for the presidential elections in Georgia. REVIVAL UNION BOYCOTTS ELECTIONS Tbilisi, 31 December ’03, www.civil.ge - After the meeting with State Minister Zurab Zhvania on December 30, Adjarian leader Aslan Abashidze reiterated that the polling stations will be opened in the Autonomous Republic on January 4 presidential elections, however Abashidze added that his party Revival Union will boycott the elections. “We decided to put aside confrontations and Adjara will participate in the elections, but not the Revival Union. Our party has its principles and we follow the constitutional frames,” Aslan Abashidze said at a joint briefing with Zhvania late on December 30. After the velvet revolution Aslan Abashidze denounced the new leadership of the country as “illegitimate” and said that the power transition occurred with the violation of the constitution. Zurab Zhvania hailed talks with Aslan Abashidze and said that the Autonomous Republic has made very “positive steps and transferred taxes to the central budget,” for the first time in last three years. TERM OF AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF ELECTION COMMISSIONS REPRESENTING AGORDZINEBA WAS PROLONGED Tbilisi. 31 December ‘03, Black Sea Press. - Term of authority of members of election commissions representing Agordzineba (Revival) led by Aslan Abashidze, Head of Achara, was prolonged by Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia on the ground of proper request. Party Agordzineba addressed CEC in written form and reported that the Party planned to boycott the elections of January 4 and had no time to appoint other members of the commissions by that reason. 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