IATF Recommendation to local administrations and state agencies

Interagency Task Force for Independent and Fair Elections released a recommendation to local self-governmental bodies and state institutions.

“Interagency Task Force has been informed about several instances where election campaign posters and the electoral number of the ruling party have been posted in state offices.

The IATF considers this to be the misuse of administrative resources during the electoral campaign. This violation of electoral legislation is punishable by a fine of 2000 GEL. It must be noted that it is within the competence of the CEC to draw up administrative violation protocol.

The IATF recommends that local administrations and state agencies: Remind their employees immediately that posting party symbols in the offices of local administrations and national agencies violates electoral legislation;  Proactively monitor whether any such violations are taking place in their agency and, If so, to eliminate such practices,” the statement of the IATF reads.

On August 13, Information Center of Kakheti published photo and video which shows that National Movement’s election posters are on the walls in the social service office  in the building of Gurjaani district administration.

On August 16, ICK published photo and video which show that attorney and specialists of the Chalaubani village territorial entity have National Movement’s election posters in their working rooms. The posters are pasted to the windows on the second floor of the building.

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