Tbilisi. On January 29th, 2014 , "International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy” presented its research -  "Analysis of the Draft Law on Local Self-Governance, International Experience and Recommendations”. The presentation of the research has been followed by the discussion between the representatives of the civil society, political parties and the government regarding the Self-Governance reform and the initiatives to be implemented in the nearest future.
The discussion was focused on the increase of the number of the self-governing entities, their composition, as well as the direct election of the executive officials and no-confidence mechanism. Among the topics of the discussion were the financial independency of the self-governing entities, the management of the property, the decrease of staff number, also the regional and community self-governance.

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