📍 Chairman of the parliamentary political group “European Socialists” Fridon Injia supports the legislative initiative of “Girchi”, according to which the minimum number of candidates for membership of the Parliament of Georgia in the electoral list is set at 30, instead of 60.
🔷 The issue was considered by the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament in the first reading.
🔷”I think that the presented amendments do not limit any party to draw up the electoral list of candidates for deputy based on their opinion and capabilities. That’s why I believe that parties should have complete freedom in this regard.” – said the deputy.
🔷 Regarding the second initiative of “Girchi” on the abolition of gender quotas in electoral lists, as Fridon Injia stated at the committee meeting, he discussed this issue with Mamuka Mdinaradze, the chairman of the “Georgian Dream” faction.
🔷 The MP once again stated his position regarding the fact that the “European Socialists” political group will support this issue.
🔷 “The respect of women and the attitude towards women in Georgia comes from centuries, and the fact that our country had a woman as its king belongs to the history of Georgia. Therefore, it is the prerogative of a specific party, in what order and how to compile the party list for the previous election, according to Fridon Injia.
🔷 The card explaining the changes presented by “Girchi” clearly states that the German Constitutional Court recognized the introduction of mandatory gender quotas as unconstitutional, which means a lot to me personally.
🔷 At the meeting of the committee, the fact that there was quota during the communist era was emphasized. Yes, there was quota, but quota then had a different reason. Back then there was no such requirement for a woman to be on the third or fourth list. There was a quota, in order to be a representative of a specific village or this or that enterprise in various state agencies.
🔷 I also remember that there was a “Women’s Party” in Georgia.
With the presented amendments, no one imposes a restriction on the fact that even if the parties have fully represented women in the electoral list. This is a decision acceptable to the party,” Fridon Injia said.
🔷 Regarding the issue of financing, as the deputy noted, the political parties themselves should take responsibility for this issue.
