§ Article 48Impeachment

Impeachment

1. No less than one third of the total number of the Members of Parliament shall have the right to raise the question of
impeachment of the President of Georgia, a member of the Government, a judge of the Supreme Court, a General Prosecutor, a
General Auditor or a member of the Board of the National Bank if the actions of the official in question violate the Constitution or
contain signs of crime. Such cases shall be transferred to the Constitutional Court, which shall consider the case and submit its
conclusion to Parliament within 1 month.

2. If the Constitutional Court’s conclusion confirms a violation of the Constitution or signs of crime by the official in question,
Parliament shall discuss and vote on the impeachment of the official within 2 weeks from the submission of the conclusion.

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3. The President of Georgia shall be considered impeached if this decision is supported by at least two thirds of the total number of
the Members of Parliament. A member of the Government, a judge of the Supreme Court, a General Prosecutor, a General Auditor
or a member of the Board of the National Bank shall be considered impeached if this decision is supported by a majority of the
total number of the Members of Parliament.

4. If Parliament does not decide on impeachment within the time frame established by paragraph 2 of this article, initiating an
impeachment procedure on the same grounds shall be inadmissible.

5. Officials listed in this article, except members of the Government, shall only be removed from office by means of impeachment.

6. The procedure of the impeachment of the President of Georgia shall be inadmissible during a state of emergency or martial law.

Constitutional Law of Georgia No 1324 of 13 October 2017 – website, 19.10.2017

Constitutional Law of Georgia No 2071 of 23 March 2018 – website, 2.4.2018

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