Following the controversial results of the parliamentary elections in Georgia, the Central Election Commission announced that it would have the ballots recounted in approximately 14 percent of polling stations. The pro-European opposition accused the ruling party of fraud after last weekend’s elections.
The electoral authority will now conduct a recount of ballots “at five randomly selected polling stations in each constituency,” it said in a statement on Tuesday.
Protests in the capital
On Monday evening, thousands of people took to the streets to protest the official election results (see video above). The opposition had called for the protests, and pro-European President Salome Zurabishvili also took part.
Ruling party declared winner
On Sunday, the election commission in Georgia, after counting almost all votes, declared the ruling Georgian Dream party the winner with 54 percent of the votes. The pro-Western opposition alliance stood at 37.58 percent. The alliance describes the official results as “rigged” and claims victory in the elections.
Election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and NATO also expressed their doubts about the official results.
Source: Krone
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