Conference - “Now is the Time – Intra-Party Democracy in Georgia”

“Now is the Time – Intra-Party Democracy in Georgia” was the name of a high-level conference organized by the Chavchavadze Center in Telavi, on October 13-14. Political parties operating in Georgia took part in the conference as well as all leading NGOs and civil society representatives working on the issue of political parties. Participants discussed the state of intra-party democracy in Georgia, the reasons behind its deficit, the results stemming from such deficit and the ways of overcoming it in the foreseeable future. Participants also discussed possible correlation between the low level of internal democracy among Georgian political parties and public’s rising distrust towards / alienation from the parties.

“Intra-Party Democracy in Georgia” is one of Chavchavadze Center’s principal projects, which the organization has pursued since 2019. In the framework of the project, the Center has authored articles, produced video blogs and podcasts, conducted an awareness raising campaign and conducted other activities. The Center has also organized numerous meetings with active citizens, civil society representatives, civil activists, political party members and mass media representatives. The project aims to increase the relevance of and demand for intra-party democracy as well as support and promote democratic processes and platforms within Georgian political parties.