MEP László: Georgia’s new electronic vote counting “highly trusted”, conditions “fully meet European democratic standards”

András László, a Member of the European Parliament, on Saturday praised the reliability of the new electronic vote counting system in Georgia, emphasising the conditions of the election “fully meet European democratic standards”.

In his social media post remarks, László highlighted the “rigorous ID checks” being implemented in the ongoing elections, which he believes enhance the integrity of the voting process.

I am observing the elections with great interest and everything is going very smoothly. Voters, local NGO observers and official election staff all say that everything is very orderly. Rigorous ID checks are in place and the new electronic vote counting is highly trusted and the official count will also include hand-counting every ballot”, he said.

This will allow to have quick results when voting stations close and leave no uncertainties. Conditions fully meet European democratic standards. High participation is expected which will give the outcome strong democratic legitimacy”, László added.

A total of 776, 726 voters have cast their ballots in the ongoing general elections in Georgia, representing a turnout of 22.22 percent of total eligible voters by 12 p.m., Georgia’s Central Election Commission announced on Saturday.