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


Formation of political parties









While Article 5 para 2 of the Organic Law is not the subject of the amendments, the opportunity of amendments being made in other areas may be taken by the Georgian authorities to also address the prohibition of the formation and operation of parties aimed at “subversion or forced change of constitutional order of Georgia”, which is contained in the mentioned provision of the current law. The term “subversion” is unclear and could be used to restrict the freedom of expression and activities of any party. Therefore, it would be relevant to consider the elimination of this term or substitute it by another one such as “armed revolution”.