In a previous post Malkhaz Nakashidze discussed the draft constitutional reforms in Georgia. Civil Georgia reports that the final draft has now been agreed by the State Commission on Constitutional reform by a vote of 44-3. The final draft is said the be ‘fully in line” with the original draft.

Civil Georgia now reports that the final draft has now begun to be discussed in the legislature, which has just set up a 36-person committee that will oversee an obligatory one-month public discussion period.

If passed, and they surely will, then the reforms concerning the presidency are due to come into effect on 1 December 2013, whereas the reforms concerning local government will start in January 2011.