Ruling party alleges opposition vote fraud, reports “102 cases” to Prosecutor’s Office
Mdinaradze opened his briefing by celebrating the “victory of peace and traditional values” in the ongoing United States presidential elections . Photo: GD press office
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Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday accused the domestic opposition of having “orchestrated fraud” in the October 26 general elections, claiming 102 cases of alleged vote manipulation had been identified by his party and would be submitted to the Prosecutor’s Office for investigation.
Speaking from the party’s Tbilisi office, Mdinaradze opened his briefing by celebrating the “victory of peace and traditional values” in the ongoing United States presidential elections with Republican Donald Trump on the verge of being declared winner.
Shifting focus back to Georgia, he claimed the domestic opposition groups had “failed to provide any credible evidence” of the election fraud they have alleged, while the GD, he said, had documented “102 cases of tampered voter registrations aimed at blocking ruling party supporters from voting”.
The MP alleged the opposition had engaged in a scheme to register GD supporters as opposition observers in distant polling stations to “obstruct their ability to vote”.
He further provided a specific example of Zurab Dzebisashvilii, a “GD supporter” who he said had been contacted by the opposition with an offer to serve as their representative during the vote.
The official explained the case was an “exception” as, unlike other supporters of the ruling party, who he claimed had had “no knowledge” of their registration as opposition representatives, the individual had been contacted by the opposition.
Despite refusing, Dzebisashvili was registered in a remote polling station, preventing him from voting in his local area, the official said, adding the individual retained contact details of the person who had contacted him.
The Executive Secretary noted the GD was reviewing “over 400 similar instances” of alleged vote interference, “some completed and others attempted”, which he said would be formally submitted to the Prosecutor’s Office for investigation.