Articles 1276 and 1277 (submission of party lists), prescribe that candidates in the Tbilisi Sakrebulo Election may be “any party, electoral block, the candidate(s) nominated either by a party or an electoral block”, or “only political parties and electoral blocks shall have the right to participate in Sakrebulo Elections through the proportional electoral rule and obtain a mandate of Sakrebulo member”. These provisions appear too restrictive. Contrary to this, Article 119 of the Election Code prescribes that an individual group of voters, consisting of no less than 5 persons also has the right to nominate candidates for membership in the local self-government representative body. Article 119 should apply and the provisions in Articles 1276 and 1277 should be avoided.
