2020-09-30 In late August 2020, the Alliance of Patriots party placed a campaign banner on Batumi-Sarpi Highway, showing the party name, its leaders and the electoral number as well as a map of Georgia where the Autonomous Republic of Ajara was marked in red, similar to the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region, and Turkey was referred to as an occupier. This indicates that it is the intention of the party to portray Turkey as an enemy of Georgia, similar to Russia, and fuel hostile attitudes against it. Among political ads placed on the official Facebook page of the Alliance of Patriots party, “Davit Tarkhan-Mouravi, Irma Inashvili Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” (Page ID 1804396213176893), six contain anti-Turkish appeals, as well as signs of incitement of religious and ethnic hatred, and aim to create and reinforce hostile attitudes towards Turkey among citizens of Georgia. Pursuant to paragraph 3 of article 45 of the organic law of Georgia “the Election Code of Georgia”, in the pre-election period a political party, an election subject candidate, an election subject and their supporters may present their program of future action. However, according to the same norm, the program should not contain propaganda for war or violence, appeal for change or overthrow of the existing state and social order by violence, for violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia, for national strife and enmity, or for religious or ethnic confrontation. ISFED has already applied to the Central Election Commission with a request to study the videos and take respective actions.