Those statements are also valid in the current context, even more as the amendments have been adopted in an accelerated procedure and without prior public consultations, without taking into account any of the concerns raised by the President of Georgia, the Public Defender of Georgia,10 several representatives of the opposition and of the civil society, and by international organisations. According to the explanatory report on the amendments, the accelerated procedure was applied because of the short time before the forthcoming parliamentary elections. However, the Venice Commission cannot see that there was an urgent need to abolish the gender quotas, whose validity had even been prolonged in 2023. In case of a real need for reform – which has not been clearly established in the explanatory report – the process should have been launched early enough to ensure comprehensive and inclusive discussions.