2014-04-24 On April 24, the Georgian Way’s candidate for the office of Mayor, Lekso Kobakhidze and representatives of his party visited a free diner for the socially vulnerable in Rustavi. The visit was covered by Kvemo Kartli TV. One of the representative of the party, Mamuka Chikovani noticed representatives of Rustavi City Hall’s Supervision Office appear right at the beginning of the meeting. Two unidentified individuals demanded that representatives of the party leave the territory, stating that it was a private property and without the owner’s consent they were not authorized to hold their pre-election meeting. Under the Resolution N198 of Rustavi Sakrebulo adopted in 2010, self-governing city of Rustavi is implementing a program for providing the socially vulnerable citizens with minimum food. To this end, special diners have been created. The food program itself is carried out by a private company that won tender, based on a contract. Georgian Way’s candidate for the office of Mayor wanted to meet beneficiaries in one of these diners. 13 This particular one was located in Rustavi and is funded by the state. Pursuant to para.5, Article 45 of the Election Code of Georgia, pre-election agitation is prohibited in military units, courts and buildings of executive authorities. ISFED believes that candidate for the office of Mayor should have been given an opportunity to conduct his meeting in the diner, considering that the latter does not fall under any of the categories stipulated by the foregoing provision.