The ruling Georgian Dream Party is leading the country's elections. According to the first polling data published by the Georgian Central Election Commission, after counting data from approximately 71% of polling stations, the pro-Russian party founded by Bidzina Ivanishvili is on its way to obtaining a majority in Parliament. Pro-Western opposition parties in Georgia rejected the election results as fraudulent: “Fake”
Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, leads with nearly 53% of the vote in the country's elections. According to polling data published by the Georgian Central Election Commission, with nearly 71% of polling stations counted, the pro-Russian party founded by Bidzina Ivanishvili is on track to obtain a majority in parliament. This was also confirmed by the party's Executive Secretary, Mamuka Medinaradze, who said: “As evidenced by the results announced by the Central Electoral Commission, the Georgian Dream received a strong majority.” All four opposition parties have passed the 5% threshold, but their total votes are currently insufficient to form a parliamentary majority. Pro-European Union parties protested, accusing the government of “falsifying” the data.
Protests of pro-EU opposition parties
Pro-Western opposition parties in Georgia rejected rigged election results indicating victory for the ruling party. “We do not recognize the fraudulent results of these stolen elections,” said Tina Bokochava, leader of the United National Movement, while Akhali Party leader Nika Gvaramia accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of “usurping power and a constitutional coup.”
Orban's reaction
Even before the polls ended, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's message also arrived: “Congratulations to Prime Minister Kobakhidze and the Georgian Dream party on their landslide victory in today's parliamentary elections. The people of Georgia know what is best for their country.” Today he made his voice heard.”
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Meanwhile, “several violations” at the polls were reported by the International Association for Fair and Democratic Elections (ISFED), which deployed a thousand observers across the country (excluding Russian-occupied areas). Cases of expulsion of NGO observers were recorded in several polling stations, while violations of election secrecy were found in other polling stations. Isved newspaper again reported cases of soiling of ballot papers at two polling stations. “Notable trends include cases of distributing more than one ballot paper to each voter, violations related to inking procedures, ballot secrecy, and mobile ballot boxes, as well as restrictions on the rights of observers and their expulsion from polling stations. In many polling centers, the organization wrote that cases of defects in electoral technology were recorded in Stations: “Unauthorized gatherings, including the mobilization of party coordinators, as well as the organized transportation of voters and the collection of information about them by these coordinators, are still observed near polling stations, within a radius of 100 metres, and these activities are carried out mainly from Before individuals associated with the ruling party, “Georgian Dream,” Isved added in the 6 p.m. update.
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