translate English to French: During our first visit in May 2000, we were told that since the political decision had been taken, the elaboration of the law should not create any special problems or meet further delays. 49. During our second visit to Georgia, five months later, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament informed us that he had asked the President of the Republic to create a state commission, composed of representatives of the regions, of minority groups and of political groups, which would discuss the revision of the territorial organisation of the country and amendments to the law on autonomy and local government, notably concerning the election of mayors and heads of districts ("Gamgebelis").
Le Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux de l’Europe (CPLRE) a, de fait, estimé que «la pratique de nomination par le Président des chefs des organes exécutifs des grandes villes et des districts (rayoni) par le Président [était] contraire aux principes de la Charte européenne de l’autonomie locale4». Le CPLRE a fait observer que, en Géorgie, «seules les plus petites collectivités territoriales, à savoir les unités administratives municipales, répondent pleinement à la définition de pouvoirs locaux».