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George Ugulava: �The 30 May elections in Georgia constituted a significant step towards further democratisation�  [28/10/2010]

Addressing the 19th session of the Congress on 27 October 2010, as part of the debate on the observation of municipal elections in Georgia, George Ugulava, newly elected Mayor of Tbilisi, stressed that the Congress� delegation witnessed the foundation of culture of political dialogue being laid in Georgia, which replaced confrontation and mistrust among the contenders. He pointed out the unique character of the Tbilisi Mayor�s election which, for the first time, was direct and preceded by open television debates between the candidates. George Ugulava acknowledged that the existing electoral legislation had to be improved ahead of the 2012 general elections, and pointed out that the country�s new Constitution, adopted on 15 October, included a provision on local self-government. 

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George Ugulava: �Les �lections du 30 mai en G�orgie ont constitu� un consid�rable pas vers une plus grande d�mocratisation�  [28/10/2010]

Dans son discours prononc� le 27 octobre 2010 � la 19e session du Congr�s, lors du d�bat sur les �lections municipales en G�orgie, George Ugulava, r�cemment �lu maire de Tbilissi, a soulign� que la d�l�gation du Congr�s a assist� � la mise des fondations de la culture de dialogue politique en G�orgie qui a remplac� la confrontation et la m�fiance entre les candidats. Il a fait noter le caract�re unique des �lections du maire de Tbilissi qui pour la premi�re fois ont �t� directes et pr�c�d�es de d�bats t�l�vis�s ouverts entre les candidats. George Ugulava a reconnu la n�cessit� d�am�liorer la l�gislation �lectorale existante avant les �lections nationales de 2012 et a signal� que la nouvelle Constitution du pays, adopt�e le 15 octobre dernier, comprend d�sormais des dispositions relatives � l�autonomie locale. 

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