Georgian Parliament Speaker: “no questions about election legitimacy” following OSCE/ODIHR final report
Papuashvili expressed his gratitude to the OSCE mission for their interim report, which he said had reflected the election campaigning as a “calm period where everyone had an equal opportunity to run their campaigns”. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Sunday said the final report of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on the parliamentary elections held in the country on Saturday had “left no questions about its legitimacy” despite “some opposition figures' attempts to cast doubt” on the vote.
Papuashvili expressed his gratitude to the OSCE mission for their interim report, which he said had reflected the election campaigning as a “calm period where everyone had an equal opportunity to run their campaigns”.
“The Georgian people have delivered their verdict, supporting Georgia's peaceful development, its advancement towards a prosperous future, and its European path, ensuring we enter the European Union with peace, dignity, and prosperity”, the Parliament Speaker commented on the elections.
He pointed out the ruling Georgian Dream party had “effectively replicated the 2012 results, reaffirming that these elections were fundamental for our citizens, who made a principled choice”, as he thanked people for turning out to vote.
The Speaker added counting of the votes will conclude along with other processes related to complaints on alleged violations.
Subject to complaint review deadlines, the summary report by the Central Election Commission is expected to be available by mid-November. Following this, as mandated by the Constitution, the Parliament will convene for its first session within 10 days.
Preliminary data from the Commission has shown the GD party will be represented by 89 seats in the legislative body, after securing 54 percent of the vote.