Live updates | Georgian opposition demands snap elections under international administration

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has called for a protest against the election results today in central Tbilisi, urging people to ‘stand together’ and not to recognise the results.

Key events from yesterday:

• President Salome Zourabichvili called the elections ‘completely rigged’, stating that recognising their results would be the equivalent of recognising ‘Russia’s entry here’.
• Zourabichvili called for a protest at 19:00 on central Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. Georgia’s Parliament is on Rustaveli Avenue.
• Several opposition groupings who managed to secure seats in parliament have vowed not to take up their mandates. 
• Several election monitoring missions have highlighted widespread accounts and reports of violations at voting stations across the country.
• EU Council President Charles Michel posted on X that the council will ‘assess’ its relations with Georgia at its informal meeting in Budapest next month.