On August 12-15, 2016, representatives of the CEC and the Training Center held the training for the journalists of various TV companies. The Central Election Commission organized the Training.

Up to 50 journalists from TV companies Public Broadcaster, Rustavi 2, Imedi, Maestro, Iberia, Tabula, Obieqtivi, Palitra News, GDS, and TV 1 participated in the training.

The course focused on such important issues as: the role of mass media in the electoral process, polling day procedures, updates around the electoral legislation, using administrative resources, etc.

Mass media is the integral part of the elections process. Their engagement in electoral processes, provision of exhaustive information to the society by mass media about this process is necessary. Electoral administration regularly promotes effective communication with electoral stakeholders, including mass media, and will organize similar workshops for mass media representatives in the future as well.