Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

On September 19-20, 2011 NIMD Georgia Political Party Assistance program consultants, program team and NIMD HQ program manager gathered for the program evaluation workshop. The workshop aimed at assessing a year long process that NIMD undertook with seven political parties in Georgia, outline lesso

On 15 September, NIMD Georgia celebrated the International Day of Democracy with the official launch of a Democracy School at the Telavi State University. For this special occasion, the first lecture was given by Levan Tsutskiridze, NIMD Representative in Georgia, who spoke about the history of mode

In-depth interviews with 13 political parties, that did not participate in the work of State Constitutional Commission was conducted by CRRC for NIMD in early 2010. The report includes observations from regional debates on Constitutional Reform supported by NIMD in summer of 2010.

In February 2011 NIMD Georgia invited Bolivian experts on biometric voter registration to share their experiences with Georgian political parties. The Georgian ruling party and 16 opposition parties are negotiating a redraft of the election code which will regulate the 2012 elections. For this new e

Guided by the principle that a democracy needs strong and sustainable political parties with the capacity to represent citizens and provide policy choices, NIMD recently launched its Political Party Assistance (PPA) programme in Georgia.

Political party leaders, friends and potential partners joined NIMD’s representation in Georgia on 21 September to celebrate the official launch of the NIMD offices at Zandukeli 5, in the heart of Tbilisi.

A new version of Georgia’s constitution was submitted to Parliament on 21 July 2010 by the State Constitutional Commission. The question is: will this new constitution bring greater stability and democracy to the country?

On 30 May 2010, less than a year after Georgia's August war with Russia, Tbilisi voters had their first chance to elect their Mayor. Ann Tsurtsumia reports on the outcome of the mayoral race, and the reactions of the winners and losers.

This report, a result of the study commissioned by NIMD and implemented by the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC), presents the first findings of an opinion survey on the issues pertaining to constitutional and governance processes and their architecture.

Factsheet Georgia offers concise NIMD programme information and political analysis on a single sheet.