Zourabichvili Urges Constitutional Court to Address Election Violations Amid Political Crisis
By Liza Mchedlidze
Monday, December 2, 2024
President Salome Zourabichvili has stated that in the coming days, the most crucial matter will be for the Constitutional Court to begin reviewing the appeal filed regarding election violations. Zourabichvili made this remark after meeting with parties that have signed the Georgian Charter.
According to Zourabichvili, the Constitutional Court now has a unique opportunity to resolve the country's political crisis.
"As for the direction political parties and society are collectively heading, what has become clear today and will become even clearer in the coming period as we hold further meetings, is that we are not only remaining within the constitutional framework, but the first step and action, which must begin even this evening, is to exert pressure on the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court and its judges have an extraordinary and historically unique opportunity to resolve this deep national crisis within the political and constitutional framework, a crisis whose direction and outcome remain uncertain.
Instead of taking action, the Constitutional Court has not yet even scheduled a hearing.
Thus, the efforts of political parties, society, activists, judges, and lawyers in the coming days must focus on ensuring that a hearing is scheduled and that the Constitutional Court reviews the appeal. A positive resolution of this matter will return us to a constitutional framework," Zourabichvili stated.
On November 19, President Salome Zourabichvili submitted an appeal to the Constitutional Court regarding violations of the principles of electoral secrecy and universality.
