On 5 October 2023, the Georgian Parliament adopted in 1st reading draft amendments to the electoral legislation which only concerned the composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC) and the election of the CEC Chairperson and its non-partisan members. Subsequently, the adoption process was suspended, the draft amendments were sent to the Venice Commission, and during its 137th Plenary Session (15-16 December 2023), the Venice Commission adopted the Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and ODIHR on the Draft amendments to the Election Code and to the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia, which contained six key recommendations as well as several further recommendations.