§ Article 111Passive suffrage

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Passive suffrage

1. Any citizen of Georgia having the right to vote, who has attained the age of 21 and speaks Georgian, may be elected as an MP of Georgia.

2. A citizen who has not resided in Georgia for the last two years and who is not on a consular registry of Georgia in any other country, may not be
elected as an MP of Georgia.

3. A citizen who is a drug addict or a drug user may not be elected as an MP of Georgia. If the respective election commission declares such a person
elected, the Parliament of Georgia may not recognize his/her authority.

4. A party, electoral bloc, and majoritarian candidate registered with the respective election commission shall have the right to run in elections for the
Parliament of Georgia.

Organic Law of Georgia No 6571 of 28 June 2012 – website, 28.6.2012

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