Incompatibility of the status of a candidate for MP of Georgia with his/her official capacity

1. The following officials shall resign and shall be dismissed from their positions not later than the second day after filing an application to the CEC for registration as a candidate for MP of Georgia:

a) the President of Georgia;

b) ministers of Georgia (except for the Prime Minister of Georgia), as well as ministers of the Autonomous Republics, heads of government and state departmental agencies and their deputies;

c) (Deleted – 21.7.2018, No 3266); 

d) members of the Council of the National Bank of Georgia;

e) the Auditor General and his/her deputies;

f) state representatives and their deputies; 

g) chairpersons of the municipality Sakrebulos, mayors;

h) officers of the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Defence of Georgia, the State Security Service of Georgia, the Georgian Intelligence Service, and the Special State Protection Service of Georgia;

i) judges;

j) the Public Defender of Georgia and his/her deputy;

k) advisors to President of Georgia;

l) members of the High Council of Justice of Georgia;

m) the head of the Public Service Bureau and his/her deputies;

n) prosecutors, their deputies, assistants, and investigators;

o) members of the GNCC and the GNEWSRC.

2. A respective legal act about resignation and dismissal of an official referred to in the first paragraph of this article shall be immediately submitted to the respective election commission. Otherwise, the person shall be refused to be registered as a candidate for MP of Georgia, and if registration has been completed, it shall be cancelled.

Organic Law of Georgia No 6551 of 22 June 2012 – website, 29.6.2012

Organic Law of Georgia No 3973 of 8 July 2015 – website, 15.7.2015

Organic Law of Georgia No 4192 of 3 September 2015 – website, 10.9.2015

Organic Law of Georgia No 5434 of 22 June 2016 – website, 29.6.2016

Organic Law of Georgia No 438 of 10 March 2017 – website, 22.3.2017

Organic Law of Georgia No 1232 of 26 July 2017 – website, 29.7.2017

Organic Law of Georgia No 3266 of 21 July 2018 – website, 13.8.2018