Georgia’s EU U-turn
Renewed calls for repeat vote in Georgia after critical OSCE observation report
The OSCE/ODIHR final report stated that Georgian authorities had failed to address ‘widespread concerns about the integrity of election results’.
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2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Georgian Dream opens new parliament in apparent breach of constitution
Georgian Dream inaugurated the 11th parliament on Monday without any opposition members in attendance, amidst ongoing street protests and in apparent violation of the country’s constitution. On Monday, the ruling Georgian Dream party unilaterally validated the mandates of all 150 MPs, ignoring the explicit dissent of 61 opposition members who were absent, some of them protesting outside the parliament alongside other demonstrators in Tbilisi. A number of the country’s top legal and constitut
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Live updates | Georgian parliament inaugurates first session amid ongoing protests
Georgia’s parliament is launching following 26 October’s disputed parliamentary elections with the opposition set to boycott.
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ECHR registers case against Georgia’s foreign agent law
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has registered a case against the foreign agent law adopted amidst mass protests in Georgia, according to the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA). The controversial foreign agent law has been sent to the ECHR for review on behalf 136 civil organisations in Georgia, including GYLA, as well as four private Georgian citizens. On Wednesday, GYLA cited six separate articles of the European Convention on Human Rights that the law allegedly violat
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Editorial | Georgia’s rigged election
Georgia’s parliamentary elections were neither free nor fair, and with overwhelming evidence that the vote was rigged, the elections, and the incoming government, cannot be considered legitimate. When Georgians went to the polls on 26 October to elect a new parliament, they did so in an environment of fear mongering and intimidation, and one with a myriad of new repressive laws in place. The ruling party centred its campaign on their claim that an opposition victory would mean war with Russi
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Live updates | Opposition and observer groups vow to ‘fight’ Georgian Dream win
A coalition of Georgian observer groups have demanded the annulment of the results of 2024 elections, as Georgian Dream secured a majority amidst widespread reports of electoral violations. Opposition groups accused the government of ‘stealing’ the elections, and promised to challenge the results. Read more: * Georgian Dream win Georgia election as observer group calls for annulment of the vote * Live updates | Local observers demand annulment of results after Georgian Dream win Key eve
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Georgian Dream win Georgia election as observer group calls for annulment of the vote
Official preliminary results show that Georgian Dream has convincingly won Georgia’s parliamentary elections, in a vote marred by violations. With 85% of precincts reporting results, the central election commission has given Georgian Dream 54% of the vote. This would give them 89 of 150 MPs, far above the 76 needed for a majority. This is higher than the 48% the party secured in the previous parliamentary election in 2020. Four opposition parties crossed the 5% threshold to enter parliamen
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