The electoral legislation does not provide for the cancellation of the registration of the candidates in the party lists until the newly elected deputies are notified of their eligibility, neither in the case of appeals by the parties, nor in the case of appeals by personal statement.

This is stated in the statement released by the Central Election Commission, thus the CEC responds to the appeal of "Unity-National Movement" and "Coalition for Change" to the Central Election Commission to cancel the lists.

According to the CEC, the parties have chosen the way of manipulation, thus they are probably trying to increase the pressure on the CEC.

"Despite the fact that the parties involved in the election process are well aware that this is impossible under the law, they have chosen the way of manipulation in this matter, as well as in the evaluation of the elections, thus they are probably trying to increase the pressure on the CEC.

The election administration, like in all other cases, will strictly follow the law in relation to this issue.

In order to inform the public, we explain that according to Article 120 of the Election Code, the party participating in the elections has the right to cancel its decision to nominate a candidate for the membership of the parliament remaining in the party list after recognizing the powers of the elected members of the parliament.

"Also, a candidate for the membership of the Parliament of Georgia can remove his candidacy from the party list, after recognizing the powers of the elected members of the Parliament, for which he must apply to the CEC with an appropriate statement," the CEC statement said.

For information, "Unity - National Movement" and "Coalition for Change" are applying to the Central Election Commission to cancel the lists. Relevant statements were made by the leaders of the parties.