Protests against the results of parliamentary elections continue in Tbilisi

Representatives of Georgian opposition parties and their supporters are holding a rally in Tbilisi against the results of the parliamentary elections, which were won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

Opposition activists initially gathered in several locations in Tbilisi, after which they began marching along the capital's central avenues. The final stop is Rustaveli Avenue in front of the country's parliament.

The opposition reported the beginning of a series of protests, which, according to them, will take place daily in different places in the capital. The opposition demands, among other things, that the voting results be declared invalid and new elections be called.

Parliamentary elections in Georgia were held on October 26. According to the CEC, the ruling Georgian Dream party, which favors preserving relations with Russia and opposes anti-Russian sanctions, won 53.93% of the vote. Four opposition parties also passed into parliament, receiving a total of 37.78%. Opposition representatives have already said they do not recognize the CEC data. Pascal Alizar, special coordinator of the OSCE short-term mission, noted the good organization of the elections in Georgia, but said there were a number of violations recorded by observers. President Salome Zurabishvili, who is helping the pro-European opposition despite the fact that the constitution requires the president to be non-partisan, called on her fellow citizens to protest after the election because of the results.

The president has repeatedly claimed that there is plenty of "evidence" that the entire election process was allegedly rigged. For her statements, Zurabishvili was summoned for questioning by the Georgian Prosecutor's Office in the case of possible election fraud and was expected to receive materials proving her words. However, the President refused to testify and did not show up at the office.

reprinted from ria.ru