The President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, announced the non-recognition of the parliamentary elections results due to widespread fraud favoring the ruling party "Georgian Dream."
As reported by Echo of the Caucasus, she urged citizens to take to the streets in protest to express their disagreement with the voting results, labeling these elections as "Russian" and comparing the situation to a hybrid war against the Georgian people.
Zourabichvili emphasized that during the election campaign, the authorities resorted to pressure, manipulation, intimidation, and direct bribery, which led to the "confiscation of citizens' votes." In her opinion, these elections are part of a large Russian special operation that threatens Georgia's European future.
"We have witnessed and fallen victim to a Russian special operation, a hybrid war that has been waged against our people, against our country. I do not recognize these elections. These elections cannot be recognized," the president stated.
Zourabichvili announced a rally that will take place in Rustaveli Square, where she plans to unite all those who disagree with the election results. She stressed that the refusal to acknowledge the election results is a struggle for the country's independence.
“We must stand together and declare that we do not recognize these elections, we will not tolerate Russia and its invasion of Georgia in this form. We will stand together. They are with me, and I am with them. I would like to invite all of you to Rustaveli Square tomorrow at 7:00 PM so that we can together say to the world that we do not recognize these elections; we are defending our constitutional right,” she noted.
After the announcement of the preliminary election results, the Central Election Commission of Georgia reported that the "Georgian Dream" party received over 53% of the votes, ensuring its dominance in parliament. However, opposition parties, particularly the "Coalition for Change" and "United National Movement," reported systematic violations, namely ballot stuffing, manipulation, and bribery of voters.
A number of European politicians, including representatives from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, expressed their outrage over the election violations.
Source: ekhokavkaza