Tbilisi. The following NGOs – International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and Transparency International – Georgia, - refuse to accept the offer of the Defense Ministry to visit a special electoral precinct few days ahead of the elections. The special electoral precinct has been established to allow military workers to participate in Gamgebeli by-elections scheduled to be held on January 28.

''We believe that visiting the precinct will not solve the problem that can only be remedied through legislative amendments. As you may recall, the NGOs have criticized provisions in the existing Election Code allowing military servicemen to participate in local self-government elections (Gamgebeli/Mayoral and Sakrebulo elections) as well as in parliamentary elections through majoritarian system even if they are not registered in the electoral district concerned'', is noted in the statement.

Source: www.isfed.ge