Central Election Commission: ‘results from 11 stations corrected, data of 3 portable ballot boxes annulled’
The preliminary data of the CEC shows that in the first round of the elections the majoritarian candidates of the ruling Georgian Dream party in Mtskheta, Dusheti, Tianeti and Kazbegi constituencies did not receive 50 per cent of the vote – enough to win in the first round. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The Central Election Commission (CEC) reports that 11 district election commissions (DECs) have corrected results from the October 31 parliamentary elections, annulled data of three portable ballot boxes and corrected results in nine cases.
The preliminary data of the CEC shows that in the first round of the elections the majoritarian candidates of the ruling Georgian Dream party in Mtskheta, Dusheti, Tianeti and Kazbegi constituencies did not receive 50 per cent of the vote – enough to win in the first round.
As a result of the updated data, the vote between the first two candidates are distributed as follows:
Shalva Kereselidze (Georgian Dream) – 49.67 per cent
Cezar Chocheli (Strength in Unity) – 33.78 per cent
This means that the second round of parliamentary elections will be held on November 21 in these constituencies.
Opposition politicians and their supporters gathered yesterday evening at various DECs in Tbilisi and regions where the election administration was reviewing the election-related appeals.
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Demanding that their complaints be fairly reviewed, all the parties asked to attend the process, but police did not allow them into the DECs.
Nine people including three opposition United Georgia party members were detained during the clashes with police in Tbilisi.
25 local NGOs, including Transparency International Georgia, Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, stated yesterday that the Georgian Dream government has failed to conduct October 31 parliamentary elections in line with democratic standards.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, who tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, has stated that the country needs to broaden the scale of local coronavirus restrictions to make the measure more effective amid election-related street protests.Gakharia said earlier today in an online conference that the opposition demonstrations are expected to cause a sharp increase in new cases of coronavirus.
Former President of Georgia, Ukrainian citizen Mikheil Saakashvili, has urged people to join the opposition rally on November 8 in Tbilisi despite the recent surge in coronavirus cases.
All eight opposition parties who crossed the one per cent election threshold in the October 31 parliament elections have signed an agreement earlier today not to take up their mandates in parliament. 12 other opposition parties, who were unable to enter the legislative body, also signed the agreement and stated that the elections ‘were not legitimate as they were fabricated.’ All 20 signatory parties have stated that they will continue to fight against the government.
Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State Cale Brown has tweeted that ‘we share OSCE’s assessments’ that Georgian parliamentary elections ‘competitive and fundamental freedoms were respected.’ Most of the Georgian opposition parties claim that the elections were fabricated and have plans to take to the streets on November 8 and demand repeat elections. The ruling Georgian Dream party says that the opposition has failed to accept the election results in a dignified manner.
The ruling Georgian Dream party Executive Secretary Irakli Kobakhidze was questioned at the State Security Service of Georgia over his recent statements concerning the ‘revolutionary scenario’ which he had claimed the opposition was planning to develop amid the parliamentary elections.
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria has urged opposition parties to ensure strict observance of all recommendations, rules and restrictions during their election protests imposed to prevent the further spread of coronavirus.
Georgian police have detained two individuals for offering a bribe to the head of the Isani No. 5 district election commission (DEC) on behalf of a political political party, asking him to step down from his position and claim that the recent parliamentary elections were rigged.