Georgia | Changes adopted by the CEC decree substantially restrict the ability to effectively monitor the electoral process
ISFED responds to the April 3, 2025, changes made by the Central Election Commission (CEC) to the decree “On Defining Rules and Conditions for Voting Conducted Through Electronic Devices,” which substantially restricts the rights of observers on election day and the ability to effectively monitor the electoral process. The following article is being added to the decree, […]
Georgia | ISFED is looking for a new Executive Director
EPDE’s Georgian member, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), is hiring a new Executive Director. Workload: full-timeLocation: Tbilisi, GeorgiaApplication deadline: April 10, 2025Starting date: May 2025 *** please see Isfed.ge for any updates*** ISFED is an independent, non-partisan, membership-based, non-governmental organization, founded in 1995. ISFED carries out a mission to support democratic development […]
Georgia | “Tightening the Russian law to intimidate citizens is unconstitutional”
On 1 April, Georgia’s one-party parliament, controlled by Georgian Dream (GD), passed the new “Foreign Agents Registration Act” (FARA) that further restricts civil society and independent media ahead of the October 4 local elections. EPDE member The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) along with more than 100 Georgian CSOs, published a joint […]
Georgia’s 2024 Parliamentary Elections Final Monitoring Report
Ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections, the Georgian Dream party reached the maximum level of its years-long consolidation of power as manifested through the complete capture of state institutions. All types of administrative resources – coercive, regulatory, institutional, financial, and media – were used for the elections to ensure the ruling party’s victory. During the […]
A Stolen Election and a Stolen Future: Georgia’s Defiant Resistance
A stolen election, a stolen future—Georgia stands at a crossroads. In the face of political betrayal, violent repression, and shattered democratic aspirations, a defiant resistance has emerged. From the streets of Tbilisi to international political platforms, the fight for free and fair elections is intensifying. The vast majority of Georgians demand new elections. Will the […]
Assessment of Elections
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (thereafter ISFED) believesthat during Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections, four of the five core principles ofdemocratic elections – universal, free, equal, and secret vote, were violated. The combination of fundamental violations observed by ISFED during the pre-electionperiod and on election day of the 2024 parliamentary elections, affected the […]
ISFED: The illegitimate parliament subordinates the municipal representative body electoral system to the interests of the Georgian Dream
The statement was first published on ISFED’s website. On December 13, 2024, the illegitimate Parliament of Georgia unilaterally and in an accelerated manner amended the Organic Law of Georgia “Election Code of Georgia” and significantly increased the share of the majoritarian component in the mixed electoral system for the elections of the representative body of […]
Press statement: The Return of the Western Colluders: Fake Observers at the Georgian Parliamentary Elections 2024
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in cooperation with researcher Eto Buziashvili, Research Associate of the Atlantic Council’s DFRLab, identified 23 politically biased observers who helped whitewash the fraudulent 2024 Georgian Parliamentary Election. Authoritarian regimes like Russia and Azerbaijan have long relied on such observers to legitimize rigged elections. While heightened scrutiny has curbed […]
JOINT CALL TO GEORGIA’S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS: Defend Democracy in Georgia
Georgia now stands at a precipice between a once-promising democracy and the threat of authoritarianism. The current reality is the product of years of democratic backsliding and the deliberate distancing of the ruling Georgian Dream party (GD) from the European Union integration process. Violations during the 2024 Parliamentary Elections During Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections, four […]
Legitimacy Crisis: How Georgia’s Elections Were Rigged?
Georgia’s October 2024 parliamentary elections, which saw the ruling Georgian Dream party secure a fourth term, have sparked widespread domestic and international non-recognition due to credible allegations of systemic electoral fraud. With opposition parties boycotting parliament and protests erupting in Tbilisi and other main cities, the country faces a deepening legitimacy crisis. Observers report sophisticated […]