The Head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Razden Kuprashvili, met with representatives from the Needs Assessment Mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

 

The purpose of the visit was to assess the pre-election environment in the country and the preparatory process for the parliamentary elections.

 

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues related to the transparency of political party financing, including planned legislative changes, the challenges in this process, and potential solutions.

 

The conversation also covered the transparency of monitoring results and the importance of mutual cooperation during the election period.

An agreement was reached on future cooperation.

 

The meeting was attended by Deputy Heads of the Anti-Corruption Bureau Tamta Kachkachishvili and Ana Kalandadze; Ketevan Muradashvili, Head of the Political Finance Monitoring Department; Besiki Vekua, Head of the Department of Monitoring of Asset Declarations of Officials; Shalva Gedekhauri, Manager of Financial Analysis of Political Parties; Giorgi Bagdavadze, Lawyer; Meaghan Fitzgerald, Head of the ODIHR Election Department; Vladimir Misev, Senior Adviser on New Voting Technologies; Kseniya Dashutsina, ODIHR Election Adviser; and Tim Knoblau, Senior Programme and Administrative Officer of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.