European Georgia opposition party to recall its election commission members during run-off
The European Georgia opposition party will not have its commission members in all election constituencies where the second-round of elections will take place on Saturday. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The opposition European Georgia party says that it will recall all its 1,922 commission members from 17 election constituencies where the second-round of elections will take place on Saturday.
We have made the decision to show that the elections are completely illegitimate. The Georgian Dream party must be alone not only in parliament, but elsewhere,” the party member Sergi Kapanadze said.
Opposition parties say that the Georgian Dream government fabricated the October 31 parliamentary elections with the help of the country's Central Election Commission.
The second-round of elections will be held in constituencies where candidates were unable to receive at least 51 per cent of the vote in the first round of elections.
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Opposition parties are demanding repeat elections. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
All eight parties who entered parliament demand repeat elections.
The United National Movement majoritarian candidate in Adjara region Levan Varshalomidze has called upon the party’s voters to make ‘shame corridors’ for other voters at polling stations during the run-off.
However, other members of the UNM, as well as almost all opposition parties, have condemned Varshalomidze’s statement.
The ruling party members have urged the opposition to be pro-western not only by words and accept the election results in a dignified manner.
The ruling Georgian Dream party says it will not consider holding repeat parliamentary elections, Tbilisi Mayor and the ruling party secretary general Kakha Kaladze has announced in response to the opposition's demand.
The ruling Georgian Dream party and opposition politicians have held a second round of negotiations at the United States Ambassador Kelly Degnan’s residence earlier today. The parties have agreed not to reveal the details of the meeting.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that the second round of parliamentary elections will be held in Georgia on November 21. The CEC announced late yesterday that a majoritarian race will be held in 17 out of the total 30 constituencies; mayoral by-elections will also be held in Kutaisi.
One of the leaders of the United National Movement opposition party Zaal Udumashvili says that the opposition's election-related rally in Tbilisi tomorrow ‘will be large scale and it will remind Ivanishvili (head of the ruling Georgian Dream party) that the opposition will not accept election results.’
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that the November 21 election run-off in 17 election constituencies is of top importance for the country to return to a ‘normal and legal political process.' Gakharia stated earlier today that in the October 31 parliamentary elections the Georgian people came to ballot boxes amid the pandemic and allowed nine political parties to enter parliament. He stated that a stable political process in the country is vital for Georgia to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, economic crisis and regional challenges.