15 charged with election-related violations
The Deputy Interior Minister says that all individuals who committed violations on election day have been held accountable. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
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Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Natia Mezvrishvili says that 15 individuals have been charged for 28 October election-related violations.
Mezvrishvili says that the individuals are supporters of both the ruling party and the opposition.
We have been trying to keep neutrality in the pre-election period and on election day,” Mezvrishvili said.
She stated that the Interior Ministry is investigating more than 10 incidents which took place on election day.
Mezvrishvili says that those people are being summoned for questioning now who could not be questioned on the election day as they were involved in the election process at polling stations.
“We decided not to hinder the electoral process through questioning people on election day,” Mezvrishvili said.
The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) has ended the counting process of votes for the 28 October presidential elections.The votes of all 3,705 polling stations have been counted and the results mean that a runoff will be held no later than 2 October between the top two candidates-Zurabishvili and Vashadze.
The presidential candidate of ten opposition parties Grigol Vashadze, who came second in the presidential race based on the current data of the Central Election Commission, says that it is no time for euphoria as the second round of the elections is still ahead.
3,689 of a total of 3,705 polling stations have been counted: the ruling Georgian Dream party supported independent candidate Salome Zurabishvili received 38.6 per cent of the vote and the presidential candidate of ten opposition parties, Grigol Vashadze, received 37.7 per cent.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is investigating an alleged attack on the members of the United National Movement opposition in eastern Akhalkalaki region today, which is inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians.
Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia guarantees that the runoff elections will be held in a peaceful environment.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has stated that 26 people in total have been charged with election-related offences, which took place on the 28 November presidential election day and afterwards.