The monitoring coalition My Vote urges the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia to disclose the number of adult citizens of Georgia who are registered with consulates abroad.
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At today’s briefing, Londa Toloraia, director of the Center for the Rule of Law and a member organization of the coalition, stated that the registration of citizens on the consular registration list is not transparent.
On September 26, the Central Election Commission, based on data provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, established 60 polling stations in 42 countries for the 65 508 citizens of Georgia with the right to vote who are registered with consulates abroad. As Londa Toloraia noted, as per information released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August, as of August 9, 2024, there were 67,347 citizens of Georgia on consular registration.
"From August 9 to today, the number of people registered for consular registration through the online system on the special website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been increasing daily. Accordingly, the number of adult citizens/voters on consular registration must exceed the information provided to the CEC by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Despite the high public interest, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not disclosing the number of adult citizens on consular registration at this stage," Toloraia said.
The monitoring coalition My Vote calls on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia to publish the following information:
- How many adult citizens of Georgia were on consular registration as of September 26, 2024;
- How many of the adult citizens on consular registration did not make it to the list submitted to the CEC;
- How many citizens are on the consular register in each country?
Regarding the opening of election precincts abroad, the CEC's decision from September 26 was appealed in the Tbilisi City Court. However, today, September 30, Tamar Kordzaia, a member of the Unity-National Movement coalition, stated that Judge Salome Samkharadze did not grant their request and upheld the CEC's decision.
"Everything confirms that all branches of the government are doing incredible things to prevent the citizens of Georgia from making their choice and following through with it," said Kordzaia.
