EU sends 'technical mission' to Georgia after controversial elections
Kyiv • UNN
Brussels sends a technical mission to assess the situation in Georgia. The country's president and opposition do not recognize the results due to massive violations and falsifications.
Brussels is sending a "technical mission" of the European External Action Service and the European Commission to Georgia to assess the situation. This was reported by Radio Liberty journalist Rikard Jozwiak, UNN reports.
According to him, the decision was made today at a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
In addition, according to him, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus may receive a broader mandate.
Addendum
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and opposition parties have not recognized the results of the country's parliamentary elections amid hundreds of violations and questions about the secrecy of the vote identified by observers. The Central Election Commission of Georgia and the ruling Georgian Dream party deny any fraud.
Analysts who have analyzed data from polling stations point to anomalies in the distribution of votes that may indicate fraud: ballot stuffing, driving away or bribing voters in rural areas. Similar violations in the Georgian elections were noted by observers.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in its report on the recent elections in Georgia recorded "cases of vote buying, widespread pressure and party-organized intimidation before and during the elections, especially in rural areas.
The non-profit observation organization "Honest Elections" (ISFED) recorded cases of ferrying, bribery and "carousels" among other violations.
