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Georgian authorities say they have opened 47 cases of alleged election fraud and arrested two people accused of stuffing ballot boxes during the October 26 election as part of an investigation into accusations of widespread irregularities during the vote.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to comply with a summons from state prosecutors demanding evidence to back up statements of electoral fraud linked to last weekend's parliamentary elections.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has called foul on the October 26 elections, which the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party claimed it had won with 54 percent of the vote. Tens of thousands took to the streets, protesting what they said was rigged voting.
Georgia's Central Electoral Commission on October 29 said it would recount ballots at five randomly selected polling stations in each of Georgia's 84 electoral districts after a disputed parliamentary election.
In an interview with Anton Kokaia from RFE/RL's Georgian Service in Tbilisi three days after the contentious election, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said a lot mattered on the reaction of the West, because "nobody can afford to lose Georgia to Russia in such a form."
The United States, Canada, and Sweden have voiced criticism following parliamentary elections in Georgia that pro-Russian ruling Georgian Dream party claimed it won amid reports of widespread irregularities and mass protests by opposition supporters.
Supporters of Georgia's political opposition parties demonstrated outside their country's parliament building in Tbilisi to denounce official election results that they claim were rigged.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Tbilisi to show support for the ruling Georgian Dream party. Orban, whose country currently holds the European Union's rotating presidency, was booed as he left his hotel near the Georgian parliament where tens of thousands had gathered.
RFE/RL asked residents of Tbilisi how they felt about the results of Georgia's October 26 parliamentary elections. Here are their responses.
Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets on October 28 after President Salome Zurabishvili accused the country’s ruling party of employing Russian-style tactics in parliamentary elections whose official results she refuses to recognize.
Georgian journalists said they faced intimidation and violence while covering the country's crucial parliamentary elections on October 26. European election observers said on October 27 that the vote took place in a “divisive” environment with widespread intimidation and instances of violence.
Pro-Western Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said she will not recognize the results of parliamentary elections held on October 26 and called for protests in Tbilisi on the evening of October 28.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will visit Georgia on October 28-29, the government in Tbilisi said on October 27.
Pro-Western Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, who has broken with the ruling Georgian Dream party, said she will not recognize the results of parliamentary elections held on October 26 and alleged that the country has been the victim of a “Russian special operation.”
Georgia's pro-Western opposition leaders say they will not recognize the results of the country's parliamentary elections. The country's ruling Georgian Dream party won just over 54 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results. Georgia's opposition parties received around 37 percent.
Georgian politicians cast their ballots in the October 26 parliamentary elections. "Our predictions are very optimistic," Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said. Pro-EU President Salome Zurabishvili said the elections "will be a victory … of all of Georgia."
Electronic voting is being used for the first time in Georgia's parliamentary elections on October 26. The polls are being closely watched after the ruling Georgian Dream party faced protests over its law on "foreign influence," seeking to tighten control over civil society and the media.
The pro-Russian Georgian Dream party is set to extend its control of parliament, according to preliminary results of the country's October 26 elections, but the stark difference in exit polls triggered cries of a "stolen election" from the pro-Western opposition.
Georgia's ruling party held its final campaign rally on October 23, three days ahead of a crucial parliamentary election that is seen as a vital test for the South Caucasus nation. RFE/RL's Anton Kokaia explains what's at stake.
Nata Talikishvili, a transgender activist in Georgia, was attacked in Tbilisi on October 20, just a month after the killing of another transgender woman, Kesaria Abramidze, reflecting the worsening climate for LGBT rights in the South Caucasus country.
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