Key Takeaways
- Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili rejected the results of parliamentary elections, citing gross rigging and calling for protests outside the Georgian parliament.
- The Georgian Dream party won the parliamentary elections, according to the Central Election Commission.
- Almost 90 percent of voters cast their ballots via electronic devices installed at polling stations in the parliamentary elections.
Tbilisi: Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Sunday rejected the results of parliamentary elections as grossly rigged.
The Georgian President, Salome Zourabichvili, stated at a press briefing that the president and opposition would not reconcile with fraudulent elections.
“I do not accept this election. It cannot be accepted,” Zourabichvili said, calling on citizens to stage protest outside the Georgian parliament.
On Saturday, Georgia held its parliamentary elections under a fully proportional system for the first time. Almost 90 percent of voters cast their ballots via electronic devices installed at the polling stations.
The ruling Georgian Dream party has won the parliamentary elections, the Central Election Commission said late Saturday.
