President Discusses Elections with Governors

President Shevardnadze will meet today with his representatives in the regions of Georgia to discuss pre-election preparations.

The perspectives of the pro-governmental election bloc For New Georgia in the November 2 parliamentary elections will be on the top of the agenda during the meeting.

The government’s meeting was scheduled for today, however President Shevardnadze postponed it to convene the governors.

Nino Burjanadze, the Parliamentary Chairperson and the leader of the opposition Burjanadze-Democrats election bloc, intended to address the government session regarding the pre-election situation in the country.

Burjanadze maintainsthe session was postponed to avoid her critical address.