IDFI’s Legal Assessment: The President has not Violated the Constitution of Georgia
Tbilisi. According to the assessment of the IDFI the president has not violated the constitution of Georgia.
“The President’s competency in foreign policy is limited and mostly is implemented with the Consent of the Government of Georgia. But this does not mean that the President’s each action or inaction that affects foreign policy needs Government’s permission.
Without government’s consent, the President is not allowed to conclude international treaties or to vote in international organizations, however as the head of the state, the President is not prohibited from expressing her views on foreign policy inside or outside the country, especially during the informal meetings. More precisely, not all steps taken by the President in terms of international cooperation will depend on the will of the Georgian Government and it cannot be considered as implementation of the foreign policy”.
Source: idfi.ge
