The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia and its Training Center conducted training courses for potential women candidates from September 25 to September 27.

69 participants underwent a training course and got acquainted with various important topics related to October 21, 2016 Municipal Elections, namely:

• Gender equality issues in elections;
• Electoral system of local self-government bodies;
• Mechanisms for implementation of passive suffrage;
• Summarize election results and distribution of mandates;
• Pre-election campaign and administrative resources;
• Electoral disputes.

Participants were handed a guidebook "E-Day Procedures" prepared by the Training Center and a document prepared by the CEC Legal Department regarding the amendments made to the Election Code of Georgia.

The informational-learning program aims at encouraging women's active participation in the election process and promoting their awareness on election issues.