Day: November 12, 2024

1. Azerbaijan president hails oil and gas as ‘gift from God’ as he lambasts climate activists in COP29 opening speech  Sky News
2. Azerbaijan president lauds fossil fuels, knifes Western ‘hypocrisy’ in COP29 opener  POLITICO Europe
3. COP29 host Azerbaijan brands oil and gas ‘gift from God’  Al Jazeera English
4. Opinion | Signs of Impending COP-ocalypse  The Wall Street Journal
5. Aliyev criticises Western nations’ stance on fossil fuels at COP29 opening speech  Euronews
6. COP29 Bulletin Day 2: Aliyev defends fossil fuels, G77 unites on finance goal  Climate Home News
7. Oil and gas are gift of god, Azerbaijan president tells climate summit  The Independent
8. COP29: Oil and gas ‘gift of god’, says host Azerbaijan president  BBC

1. Azerbaijan president hails oil and gas as ‘gift from God’ as he lambasts climate activists in COP29 opening speech  Sky News
2. COP29 host Azerbaijan brands oil and gas ‘gift from God’  Al Jazeera English
3. Opinion | Signs of Impending COP-ocalypse  The Wall Street Journal
4. Azerbaijan president lauds fossil fuels, knifes Western ‘hypocrisy’ in COP29 opener  POLITICO Europe
5. Aliyev criticises Western nations’ stance on fossil fuels at COP29 opening speech  Euronews
6. COP29 Bulletin Day 2: Aliyev defends fossil fuels, G77 unites on finance goal  Climate Home News
7. Oil and gas are gift of god, Azerbaijan president tells climate summit  The Independent
8. COP29: Oil and gas ‘gift of god’, says host Azerbaijan president  BBC

Georgia opposition seats annulment request denied

The head of the Central Election Administration’s legal department, Giorgi Santuriani, stated that granting the appeal from opposition coalitions is legally impossible.

In response, Santuriani clarified that such a procedure is not provided for by law.

“Current legislation does not allow the cancellation of candidates registered on party lists until the newly elected deputies are notified of their powers. This applies both to appeals from parties and to individual requests. The Election Code offers no other regulation,” Santuriani explained.

Charles Michel on Georgia elections: “Serious fraud suspicions, investigation needed”

European Council President voices concerns over violations in Georgia’s parliamentary election, urges thorough investigation

What does legislation entail?

According to the law, the CEC is required to submit the list of elected deputies to parliament, after which over half of parliament members must approve their credentials.

The new parliament officially assumes power once two-thirds of its members recognize it, ending the previous parliament’s mandate. Additionally, only a simple majority—76 votes—is needed to confirm the deputies’ credentials.

Since the CEC does not intend to meet the opposition’s demands, the matter will move to parliament. “Georgian Dream,” which currently holds 89 seats, can confirm the authority of all elected deputies, including those from opposition parties.

Once this happens, opposition deputies can then approach parliament to request the termination of their credentials. Additionally, the political parties will need to apply to the CEC to annul their electoral lists to prevent deputies who have renounced their mandates from being replaced by successors.

Macron, Scholz, and Tusk press Georgia to shift course and enact reforms

European leaders warn Georgia that EU accession talks hinge on immediate reforms, including the repeal of its “foreign agents” law.

Georgia opposition seats annulment request denied

1. COP29: Oil and gas ‘gift of god’, says host Azerbaijan president  BBC.com
2. Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes  The Associated Press
3. COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas  Reuters