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The recent amendments to the Election Code of Georgia affect, inter alia, the delineation of constituency boundaries, a responsibility now entrusted to the CEC and the DEC, allowing these bodies to determine boundaries at a later stage, potentially even after the elections have been announced. This is of particular concern, since international standards provide that no amendments to electoral law should be made once elections have been called. Additionally, the amendments increase the threshold for the allocation of seats under the proportional representation system, a significant aspect of the electoral framework that directly influences the translation of votes into representation. Consequently, these amendments affect fundamental rules of electoral law.