The reorganization proceeded hastily and without justification. The structural issues were not investigated, the flaws were not assessed, and the real reasons for the reorganization are unknown. The changes did not serve the real functional transformation of the CEC and were directed towards the dismissal of specific individuals from their positions, said Nino Dolidze, the chair of the "Fair Elections and International Democracy Society."

According to her, CEC employees were dismissed for political reasons.

"After the statement made by the ‘Georgian Dream’ on November 28, 2024, in which they announced that Georgia had suspended its Euro-integration process until 2028, a large part of public officials condemned this statement and publicly expressed their loyalty to the Euro-integration direction. With this step, the public officials defended the Constitution of Georgia, which states that all state agencies should do everything in their power to ensure that Georgia continues to make progress in its Euro-integration process. One such state institution, where people were dismissed as a result of reorganization, is the Central Election Commission. We also remember the statements of the ‘Georgian Dream’ representatives, where they announced their intention to start a reorganization and hastily made changes to legislation regarding the reorganization.

On December 16, the reorganization began in the CEC based on the order of the CEC chairman [Giorgi Kaladariashvili], although the reason cited for this step was to ensure systemic and effective governance. However, dismissed employees point to political motivations. Some of those dismissed state that their dismissal is linked to the political activity of their family members, while others are still unaware of the real reasons for their dismissal. They claim that they were the individuals who publicly supported the continuation of the Euro-integration course. Some even link their dismissal to the incident on November 16, when Giorgi Kaladariashvili was doused with black paint by David Kirtadze, a member of the United National Movement. Kirtadze's wife, who was a department head, left voluntarily, but as a result of the reorganization, her department was dissolved, and all employees there were dismissed.

At this point, the CEC's staff has been reduced from 118 to 103, but we have information on the 12 dismissed individuals.

It is worth noting that the CEC responded to the public on December 18, citing institutional development and the goal of effective governance as the reasons for the reorganization.

At this stage, we are protecting the rights of six individuals and will do everything to ensure their legal rights are upheld," said Nino Dolidze.