Web Chats Foster Pre-election Discussions among Georgian Youth

In December 2007,  FLEX, UGRAD and Muskie alumni participated in three on-line election-related web chats organized by IREX’s Internet Access and Training Program (IATP) -  www.iatp.ge/forum/ (more)

Embassy’s Political Officer Discusses the Election Process in Samtkshe-Javakheti

Political Officer Joye Davis-Kirchner spoke on the importance of free and fair elections in Georgia during her visit to Akhalkalaki and Akhaltsikhe, Samtske-Javakheti region, on December 18-19, 2007. She met with trepresentatives of the ruling and opposition parties and stressed the importance of accepting election results that reflect the will of Georgian voters. (more)

American Speakers Discuss Pre-election Georgia with DVC Participants

On December 19 and 20, the U.S. Embassy organized a series of digital video conferences (DVCs) featuring Dr. Cory Welt and Ambassador Kenneth Yalowitz.  Fifty representatives of the think–tank community, NGO sector, academics from major universities, Muskie alumni, and analytical journalists heard American experts’ perspectives on current Georgian issues with an emphasis on the upcoming Presidential elections. (more)

US Embassy Provides Georgia’s Ethnic Minorities with Election Posters in Native Languages

US Embassy supported efforts by the Central Election Commission of Georgia to provide voter information to the ethnic minority regions in Georgia. (more)

FLEX Alumni Promote Youth Participation in Elections

US Embassy worked with FLEX alumni and the producer and moderators of Kedeli, the most popular television program for youth in Georgia, to host a mock presidential debate. A total of four “candidates” identified by the colors red, green, blue, and yellow, ran for office.(more)