Who is Georgia's #1 Public Official?

The President is the head of state. He has the highest legitimacy as he was directly elected by the people. WHO IS GEORGIA'S #1 PUBLIC OFFICIAL? Since the constitutional changes in 2013, the power of the President was limited and distributed among all branches of government. Now the President's primary function is general coordination and legislative Court (Judicial) control of state institutions. Parliament Prime Minister's (Legislative) Cabinet (Executive) Currently a Constitutional Commission is working to specify the concrete boundaries between all branches of government. Today it is practically untouchable. Declaring the motion of no-confidence in the executive President government is a very complicated and prolonged process. What leverages does he have? Legislative Political At War • Veto laws passed by Parliament - Veto Parliament's candidate for - Able to declare a state of war without the Prime Minister's co-signature Prime Minister - Argue any legislative act in the - At least % of Parliament should vote to override the veto - President issues decrees, without Prime Minister's co-signature, which are approved by the Parliament in 48 hours and have the force of law Constitutional Court - Delay the goverment's work - President's decrees can override any existing Governmental resolutions WHO SHOULD HAVE SIGNED THE EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT? Article 78 Article 73 1. The President of Georgia shall: 4. The Prime Minister and the Ministers represent Georgia in foreign relations, within their own competencies. a) With the consent of the Government, conclude international agreements and treaties, negotiate with foreign states and international organizations. The EU Association Agreement includes obligations not only for the Executive Government, but for the Legislative and Judicial branches as well. According to constitutionalists, that's why the eligible person to sign the Agreement was the President. To avoid future complications regarding who was legally eligible to sign the Agreement, President Margvelashvili issued a document to grant a one-off signature right to Prime Minister Gharibashvili. This document never became legal because the required co-signature from the Prime Minister was never obtained. Source: Interview with Constitutionalist Giorgi Davituri, Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center, July 2014 The Constitution of Georgia JumpStartCe