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    With a 114-13 Vote, PACE Sets April Deadline for Georgia to Hold New Elections and Free Political Prisoners
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    With a 114-13 Vote, PACE Sets April Deadline for Georgia to Hold New Elections and Free Political Prisoners

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    1. GRed-saintevil on

      The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted 114-13 to ratify Georgia’s delegation but with strict conditions:

      – The Georgian government must announce new parliamentary elections and release all political prisoners before April.

      – The Georgian delegation lost several rights in PACE, including:

      – No full membership in key committees (e.g., election monitoring).

      – No eligibility to be rapporteurs or hold leadership roles.

      – No right to represent PACE in international organizations.

      – PACE criticized Georgia’s government for:

      – Police brutality

      – Crackdowns on opposition and civil society

      – Human rights violations

      – PACE demanded Georgia resume EU accession efforts, reversing its decision to pause them until 2028.

      – The Georgian delegation and some MPs from Hungary, Bulgaria, Armenia, and Turkey tried to secure unconditional ratification but failed.

      – A proposal to outright reject Georgia’s credentials also failed.

      – PACE ill reassess compliance in April—failure to meet the conditions could lead to further diplomatic and political isolation.

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    2. EsperaDeus on

      It’s just a symbolic body that passes non-binding resolutions – basically, pointless.

    3. pietsnose on

      It’s not pointless at all. It’s good news, and symbols are hugely important in politics. It further erodes the pretense of GD that European integration is what they have been, can or are delivering. Even their own voters want to be part of Europe. People who see everything as pointless except a change of powers have no idea of what a political process actually looks like. None of this happens overnight.

    6. YourFunAndRichUncle on

      When did PACE gain the power to tell independent countries how to run their things? Set deadlines?

      Can Georgia tell other countries how to elect heads of state? Is PACE the overloads over Georgian peasants?

    7. HastySlug on

      Another reminder that it’s in our/peoples hand to get changes to happen. We, people must enforce GD to do certain steps. I know it’s another story how, but it’s us who have to do heavy lifting.

      Europe will support and help us, but first we need to prepare ground for that.

      Nobody will fight for our future but us, we need to realize this and act accordingly.