UK, US officials praise Georgia for “continued use of fair, democratic elections”

On October 8 Georgian citizens voted to elect the 150-seat Parliament of Georgia, 77 members through party lists and 73 in the majoritarian districts. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 02 Nov 2016 - 11:55, Tbilisi,Georgia

More of the international community is positively assessing the October 8 Parliamentary Elections and the October 30 run-offs in Georgia.

The United Kingdom’s (UK) Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Alan Duncan went on Twitter to congratulate the country for the successful vote.

"Congratulations to [the] people of Georgia on fairly-contested democratic elections. Look forward to visiting [and] engaging the new Government,” the British official wrote.

Congratulations to people of #Georgia on fairly-contested #democratic elections. Look forward to visiting & engaging the new @GovernmentGeo
— Sir Alan Duncan (@AlanDuncanMP) October 31, 2016

An official from the United States (US), Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Tom Marino released a statement following Georgia’s elections, saying the vote was free, fair and competitive.

The Congressman stressed that this was the third such election since 2012 and it had demonstrated the democratic progress made in Georgia.

"Through the continued use of fair, democratic elections, Georgia has respected both the development of its government and the views of its people,” Marino said.

"I want to offer my congratulations to Georgia on the success of this election and on their democratic leadership in the region. This accomplishment is a hopeful sign for the future and I look forward to strengthening ties between our two nations.”