In Georgia, opposition prepares tents for large-scale rally against election fraud
Kyiv • UNN
The Georgian opposition gathers tents for a rally on November 4 against the election results, which they consider to be fraudulent. Three opposition groups refuse to recognize the victory of the Georgian Dream and threaten to withdraw their mandates.
The opposition is gathering tents for a rally against the results of the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 4 in Tbilisi, UNN reports with reference to Novosti Georgia.
"If you have medium and large tents, please let us know. If you donate it, we will be happy, if you sell it, we will be happy," Nika Gvaramiya, leader of the Coalition for Change, wrote on her Facebook page.
He added that he was "not going to hide anything.
"Now I will do everything openly. I spit on the KGB, the prosecutor's office, the police and Razhen [Razhen Kuprashvili, head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau]," he added.
"The Coalition for Change is planning a rally on Monday, along with Strong Georgia and the National Movement. The opposition said that the street would become "one of the central directions" of their struggle for the non-recognition of the election results. Opponents of the government promise to protest "according to the law, the right, peacefully, but in an organized and effective manner.
On the air of TV Pirveli, Gvaramia said that the announced action "will continue until the elections are canceled and new elections are called.
"We must do everything to prevent the convocation of the parliament. We must use all possible means allowed by the constitution and international conventions to prevent the adoption of the final CEC protocol," he said.
The Gakharia - For Georgia party, which also passed the election threshold, distanced itself from the street protests. However, they said that they remained in touch with the rest of the opposition to work on identifying violations.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26. According to preliminary data from the Georgian Central Election Commission, the Georgian Dream party, which has been in power for 12 years, won.
All three opposition groups that passed the threshold said they would not recognize the results. They say they will resign their seats. President Salome Zurabishvili supported the opposition, calling the elections "massively rigged" with Russian involvement.
The figures of the CEC of Georgia differ significantly from the exit polls of foreign companies HarrisX and Edison Research. International observers report violations that could have affected the election results. The EU and the US demand an investigation.
According to the law, the CEC must summarize the final election results in 20 days. At the same time, the Prosecutor's Office, the Interior Ministry, and the Special Investigations Service have launched investigations into alleged election fraud. Theoretically, the conclusions of the investigative bodies could lead to the voting results being invalidated.
The opposition does not trust the investigation. Opponents of the government believe that there are no independent institutions left in the country, and that the investigation should be entrusted to international organizations.
