Adjara. On January 30, the "International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy”, Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and "Transparency International – Georgia” have held a joint press-conference concerning the amendments to the Law of the Adjara AR on the Elections of the Supreme Council of the Adjara Autonomous Republic in relation to the procedure of staffing the Supreme Election Commission.The organizations have informed the society about their position on legislative amendments adopted by the Supreme Council of Adjara on 29 January 2013, which determines the procedure of staffing the Supreme Election Commission in a new fashion. The organizations believe that changing the procedure of staffing the Supreme Election Commission in such a form, beyond the election reform and out of context, is perceived as an attempt of exercising political influence on the election administration.We would like to remind readers that on 26 December 2012 NGOs have addressed the Supreme Council of the Adjara Autonomous Republic with a statement, urging it to carry out changes to the procedure of staffing the Supreme Election Commission in the context of election reform and through the work format with a non-governmental sector.

Source: ISFED page in the social network.