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government for the development of the private sector, Georgia received 83.65%.
The WGI 2020 reports aggregate and individual governance indicators for over 200 countries and territories over the period 1996–2020, for six dimensions of governance. They are:
● Voice and accountability, in which Georgia received 49.76% in 2020 (52.66% in 2019)
● Political stability and absence of violence - 30.66% in 2020 (27.83% in 2019)
● Government effectiveness - 75.48 in 2020 (76.92% in 2019)
● Regulatory quality - 83.65% in 2020 (82.69% in 2019)
● Rule of law - 61.06% in 2020 (62.02% in 2019)
● Control of corruption - 71.63% in 2020 (74.04% in 2019)
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili commented on the World Bank's study, saying that “Georgia has a leading and exemplary position in Europe and throughout the world with corruption-free and effective governance.”
For the effective control of corruption, Georgia was ranked 45th of 189 countries of World Bank member countries and was placed in the top 50. In the European context, Georgia is ranked 19th. To compare, Georgia was ranked 62nd in the study published in 2012, said Gharibashvili.
Gharibashvili also noted that for effective governance, Georgia has been ranked 38th among the World Bank's member 189 countries. He said that in the same indicator Georgia ranked 50th in 2012.
Overall, Gharibashvili said that the current assessment of Georgia was three times better than the results demonstrated in 2011-2012.
2.6 US ‘seriously doubts’ Georgian government’s commitment to democratic election process
The US Embassy in Tbilisi stated on September 22 that “the violent, seemingly politically motivated attacks” in Dmanisi and Rustavi the previous day, along with “numerous reports of pressure and intimidation against opposition candidates and their supporters throughout the country, raises serious doubts about the government’s commitment to a safe, fair pre-election environment and a democratic election process”.
Noting that violence was unacceptable in an election campaign, the Embassy stressed that the government bore “primary responsibility” for ensuring a free, fair, competitive election that voters could have confidence in.
“The Government of Georgia should redouble its efforts to ensure that candidates and their supporters can exercise their democratic rights of free speech and assembly, without threats of intimidation, harassment, or violence, and take proactive steps to hold accountable those who commit election violations,” the Embassy asserted.
It then noted that all parties had a civic duty to promote a peaceful atmosphere in which citizens could discuss the issues, express their preferences, and choose their candidates free from the threat of violence and intimidation.
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