§ Article 113Registration of parties/cancellation of registration

Registration of parties/cancellation of registration

1. To obtain the right to run in the Parliamentary elections of Georgia, a party shall file an application, signed by its leader(s), to the CEC chairperson:
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a) after the parliamentary elections are called, but not later than the 57th day before Election Day if the party has a representative in the Parliament of
Georgia on the day the elections are called. An MP shall be deemed a party representative if he/she is elected after being nominated by the respective
party or electoral bloc (in which the party was united);

b) from 1 January to 1 August of the year of the parliamentary elections if the party does not meet the conditions under subparagraph (a) of this
paragraph.

2. An application for registration shall be accompanied with a registration certificate and statutes of the party or notarized copies thereof and a
document evidencing that the party has a representative in the Parliament of Georgia (if any);

3. An application for registration shall include the following information about a party:

a) the name of the party in full and in short, if any, and/or the abbreviated name under which the party runs in elections;

b) the first and last name, address (according to the place of registration), telephone number and specimen of signature of a leader(s) of the party;

c) the first and last name, address (according to the place of registration), telephone number, and scope of powers of a representative of the party;

d) if there are several leaders, the scope of powers of each leader in relation to the party’s electoral process.

4. The name, in full or in short, and/or the abbreviated name of a party referred to in paragraph 3(a) of this article shall not coincide with:

a) the official name, in full or in short, and/or the abbreviated name of another party already registered by the Ministry for Justice of Georgia (in the case
of coincidence, the party may not use the name);

b) the name, in full or in short, and/or the abbreviated name of an electoral bloc running in elections if the bloc filed the application to the CEC earlier
(in the case of coincidence, the party may not use the name);

c) the name, in full or in short, and/or the abbreviated name used by another party/electoral bloc during the previous parliamentary elections, unless the
consent thereto of the party/electoral bloc is obtained.

5. In the case provided for by paragraph 1(b) of this article, the respective CEC office shall provide a party representative with a sample of the list of
supporting voters. The respective CEC office shall check the application and documents attached thereto and shall submit its report to the CEC
Chairperson not later than the day after the filing of the application.

6. In the case provided for by paragraph 1(a) of this article, the CEC Chairperson shall, not later than the day after filing of the report referred to in the
fifth paragraph of this article:

a) register the party and its representative for election purposes if the application filed and the documents attached meet the requirements of this Law;

b) submit a written notification to a representative of the party about any non-compliance of the filed application and the attached documents with the
provisions of this Law (specifying the details of non-compliance) and give the party three days after receipt of notice for correction of the application
and documents.

7. A corrected application and documents referred to in paragraph 6(b) of this article shall be verified and the decision about electoral registration shall
be made within two days after submission of the application and documents. If the corrected application and documents meet the requirements of this
Law, the CEC Chairperson shall register the party and its representative for election purposes. Otherwise, the CEC Chairperson shall, within the same
time frame, issue a decree refusing to provide electoral registration (the decree shall specify the reasons for the refusal to provide electoral registration
and the applicable provisions of Law that are the basis for refusal). A representative of the party shall immediately be notified about the decree and shall
be provided with a copy of the decree upon request.

8. In the case provided for by paragraph 1(b) of this article, the CEC Chairperson shall, not later than the third day after the provision of the report
referred to in the fifth paragraph of this article, notify the party representative in writing about any non-compliance of the application and attached
documents with the provisions of this Law (specifying the details of non-compliance). The corrected application and documents shall be returned to the
CEC within three days.

9. A party failing to meet the conditions under paragraph (1)(a) of this article shall, within 60 days of receiving a sample form of the list of supporting
voters, but not later than 15 August, submit to the CEC a list of at least 1 000 voters, if the party is a qualified electoral subject, and if it is not a qualified
electoral subject, a list of at least 25 000 (the number may not exceed 1% of the total number of voters) voters supporting the party’s participation in the
Parliamentary elections of Georgia. A relevant CEC office shall verify the list of supporting voters under the procedure and within the time frame
defined in Article 38 of this Law. During the election period, a relevant CEC office shall verify the lists of supporting voters and present the report to the
CEC Chairperson within two days after the lists are submitted.

10. If an application, attached documents (or a corrected application and documents), and the list of supporting voters under this article are submitted
within the time frame defined in this Law and meet the requirements thereof, the CEC Chairperson shall, based on a report of the respective CEC office,
register the party and its representative for election purposes within ten days after receipt of the report, but not later than the 59th day before Election
Day. Otherwise, the CEC Chairperson shall issue a decree within the same time frame about the refusal to provide electoral registration (the decree shall
specify the reasons for the refusal to provide electoral registration and the applicable provisions of this Law that are the basis for refusal). A
representative of the party shall immediately be notified about the decree and shall be provided with a copy of the decree upon request.

11. The CEC shall publish the list of registered parties on its official website in the order of submitting applications, not later than the 30th day before
Election Day. It shall also publish the list of the parties that have been denied registration or the registration of which has been cancelled, specifying the
reasons for the denial or cancellation.

12. The CEC Chairperson shall by decree cancel the registration of a party where:

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a) the party applies for cancellation;

b) the Constitutional Court of Georgia prohibits operation of the party;

c) the electoral registration of the electoral bloc, to which the party is a member, is cancelled according to paragraph 14(c) or (d) of Article 114 of this
Law;

d) the party leaves or is expelled from the electoral bloc before the summarisation of parliamentary election results after the expiration of the deadline
for the submission of party lists by the bloc;

e) the party fails to submit a party list or the submitted party list has not been registered;

f) the number of candidates in the party list, not later than the 2 nd day before Election Day, is less than the minimum number defined in this Law.

Organic Law of Georgia No 2093 of 7 March 2014 – website, 14.3.2014