Members of the governing board of Local Action Groups (LAG) were elected In Ozurgeti, Chokhatauri and Lanchkhuti municipalities

In the framework of the EU-supported ongoing “Green Guria – Supporting Local Democracy and Rural Development for Inclusive and Resilient Green Growth” project, elections were held for the members of the management board of Ozurgeti, Chokhatauri and Lanchkhuti local action groups (LAG).

LAG members elected 16 management board members in Ozurgeti, 15 in Chotakhauri, and 11 in Lanchkhuti. The number of candidates submitted for membership of the management board were 38 in Ozurgeti, 20 in Lanchkhuti, and 54 in Chokhatauri. The composition of the management board of LAGs of the municipality was distributed as follows:

Ozurgeti:

• Civil sector – 12.5%
• Private sector – 43.8%
• Public sector – 43.8%
• Woman – 50%
• Man – 50%

Chokhatauri:

• Civil sector – 13.3%
• Private sector – 40.0%
• Public sector – 46.7%
• Woman – 53.3%
• Man – 46.7%

Lanchkhuti:

• Civil sector – 28.6%
• Private sector – 28.6%
• Public sector – 42.9%
• Woman – 71.4%
• Man – 28.6%

The elections were held based on the principle of secret voting. In order to make the elections fair and equitable, LAG members and candidates for the membership of the management board  had the opportunity to attend the vote counting process. The election results were revealed by the counting commission.

Before the elections, LAG members familiarized themselves with the candidates for membership of the Governing Council, their programs and election procedures.