Sweden, Lithuania praise Georgia for democratic elections
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More of the international community is positively assessing Saturday’s Parliamentary Elections in Georgia.
Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallstrom went on Twitter to congratulate the country on the successful vote.
Positive that Georgia’s elections were well-administered,” she wrote on Twitter, adding she was looking forward to continued cooperation within Georgia’s EU integration process.
Positive that Georgia’s elections were well-administered. Look forward to continued coop within GE's EU integration. https://t.co/Iu5BnhW5Bs
— Margot Wallström (@margotwallstrom) 10 October 2016
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius also praised Georgia in a comment on his Twitter feed.
With final votes of Georgia elections 1st round in, I salute determination of Georgian people and Government to walk the path of stable and functioning democracy,” he wrote.
W final votes of #Georgia elections 1st round in, I salute determination of GEO people&gov 2 walk the path of stable &functioning democracy.
— Linas Linkevicius (@LinkeviciusL) 11 October 2016
On Saturday, October 8, Georgian citizens voted to elect the 150-seat Parliament of Georgia, 77 members through party lists and 73 in the majoritarian districts.
United States (US) Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly agrees with international observers and says Saturday’s Parliamentary Elections in Georgia were "competitive and well-administrated”.
Germany and Latvia are congratulating Georgia on "the successful first round of its Parliamentary Elections”.
Monitoring groups and thousands of international observers have confirmed the October 8 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia expressed the will of the Georgian people and reaffirmed the country's democratic credentials.
The October 8 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia were competitive, well-administered and fundamental freedoms were generally respected, says the OSCE election observer mission.
"The Government of Spain welcomes the smooth manner in which the legislative elections held on Saturday, 8 October, unfolded in Georgia,” stated the country’s Foreign Ministry today.
The United States is congratulating Georgia for hosting competitive and well-administrated Parliamentary Elections on October 8 that largely respected fundamental freedoms.
The Swedish government will allocate 2.3 million USD to provide support for Georgian small and medium-sized businesses, which work in the fields of information and communication technologies, business consulting, internet design and architecture.