IV. Formation of parties and limits to illegal expenditure and vote buying

Illegal expenditure and vote buying

The draft amendments as revised on 10 December 2011 propose the addition of Article 5, which forbids parties to deliver funds, gifts and other material valuables, as well as to sell goods at preferential values, to the citizens of Georgia. Additionally, it forbids parties to provide work or services with their personal funds or the funds of election campaigns which, according to Georgian legislation, belong to the competence of state and/or local self-governing authorities of the country. The purpose of this provision is to prevent too large structures around the political parties, unclear relationships through selective disbursement of public services and vote-buying through the provision of gifts and services.