Salomé Zurabishvili filed an appeal before the Constitutional Court to annul the electoral results “on the basis of widespread violations of the universal nature of the vote and the secrecy of the vote.”
The president of Georgia, Salomé Zurabishvili, in a break with the Government of Tbilisi, asked the Constitutional Court on Tuesday to annul the legislative elections that the opposition considers manipulated.
“The President presented an appeal to the Constitutional Court to annul the results of the legislative elections of October 26, based on widespread violations of the universal nature of the vote and the secrecy of the vote“said Eka Beselia, a lawyer representing the pro-Western head of state.
Elections in Georgia. The ruling party celebrates an “overwhelming” victory, the president speaks of “fraud” and a “Russian special operation”
Prime Minister Irakli Kobajidze’s ruling Georgian Dream party, associated with Russia, won the October election.
Since the release of election results, Georgia has been in turmoil, with the president of the country’s pro-European opposition, Salome Zurabishvili, accusing Russia of rigging the election.
In the final results, the commission confirmed the victory of the Georgian Dream with 53.93% of the votes, which translates into 89 seats, a very comfortable majority compared to the opposition Coalition for Change (11.03 %, 19 seats).
On Saturday, Georgian police dispersed a new protest in the capital, Tbilisi, in front of the Electoral Commission headquarters. during his evaluation of the elections.
Source: Observadora
