The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters, is seeking permission to intervene as a third party in the case of GYLA and Others v. Georgia, currently pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
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The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expressed regret on July 7 over what it described as the Georgian authorities' "stated intention" not to invite an international election observation mission for the country's upcoming local elections, scheduled for October 4.
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The pro-Western opposition, under threat of elimination from the ruling party Georgian Dream, is currently facing two major dilemmas: how to respond to the Tsulukiani-led parliamentary commission, and whether to participate in the upcoming local self-government elections scheduled for the fall
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