18 members of the Georgian Parliament did not use the right to make a speech at the plenary sessions at any point throughout 2022. Ten are members of the parliamentary majority, and eight, of the opposition.
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Non-governmental organization International Transparency - Georgia publishes a list of “silent deputies”:
- Elguja Gotsiridze - the parliamentary majority, a faction of the Georgian Dream
- Isko Dasen - the parliamentary majority, Georgian Dream
- Grigol Vashadze - independent opposition
- Abdullah Ismailov - parliamentary opposition, faction United National Movement - United Opposition
- Manuchar Kvirkelia - parliamentary opposition, United National Movement - United Opposition
- Sumbat Kiureghian - the parliamentary majority, Georgian Dream
- Levan Kobiashvili - the parliamentary majority, Georgian Dream
- Samvel Manukyan - the parliamentary majority, Georgian Dream
- Gogi Meshveliani - the parliamentary majority, Georgian Dream
- Koba Nakopia - parliamentary opposition, United National Movement - United Opposition
- Ramaz Nikolaishvili - parliamentary opposition, United National Movement - United Opposition
- Dimitri Samkharadze - the parliamentary majority, Georgian Dream
- Bachuki Kardava - parliamentary opposition, United National Movement - United Opposition
- Goderdzi Chankseliani - the parliamentary majority, Georgian Dream
- Vasil Chigogidze - the parliamentary majority, Georgian Dream
- Cesar Chocheli - parliamentary opposition, United National Movement - United Opposition
- Dilar Khabuliani - parliamentary opposition, non-partisan member
- Viktor Japaridze -the parliamentary majority, non-partisan member
Lika Sajaia, the parliamentary secretary of Transparency International - Georgia, points out that deputies in the Parliament of Georgia, who do not speak out throughout the year, have been a problem for some years now.
“They don’t participate in the discussion of bills, or political debates, nor do they have anything to say during political statements or ask questions when a parliament member comes to the session. They don’t have anything to say, they don’t voice voters’ problems, to them, the mandate of the parliament is associated only with pressing the button and voting for the law, on which they had nothing to say,” says Lika Sajaia.
Some of the majority party’s “silent deputies” claim that they are more active during the committee sessions.
