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The parliamentary elections started in Georgia. Around 14 parties and two political blocks take part in the elections. The Parliament will receive more authority in 2013 after the amendments to the Constitution enter into force. The president's power will be reduced. The elections will be declared valid if the number of voters reaches one-third...

Around 50 local NGOs and 61 international, including the National Democratic Institute, NDI, a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), as well as observers from Poland, Switzerland, Romania, Australia, the U.S. and some CIS countries have been registered to monitor the parliamentary elections in Georgia.

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