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Georgian President Rejects October 26 Election Results, Cites Fraud and Russian Interference, Calls for Protests

Oct 27, 2024, 05:55 PM

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to recognize the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 26, citing widespread electoral fraud and Russian interference. Zurabishvili described the elections as a 'Russian special operation' and declared the current government illegitimate. She called on citizens to protest the results, urging them to gather outside the Parliament building in Tbilisi at 7:00 p.m. to demonstrate against what she described as the subordination of Georgia to Moscow. Zurabishvili expressed gratitude to voters who supported Georgia's European future and called for mass protests.