With regard to the introduction of an additional sanction in Georgian legislation by draft Article 791, it is noted that the candidature of a foreign national for positions in Parliament would not be in conformity with the Constitution. However, electoral deregistration of a political party, which allows a foreign citizen acting as its political leader to participate in its pre-election campaign appears to be a disproportionate measure, which additionally targets the party rather than the alien in question. As a consequence, this provision may constitute an interference with the right to be elected of any candidate who is on that party’s list and may unduly limit the voters of the right to choose.
