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Elections in Georgia: President rejects results and calls for protests

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Published: October 28th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

„We were witnesses and victims of a Russian special operation,“ said Georgia’s President Salome Zurabishvili after the elections.
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Two days after the parliamentary elections in Georgia, it is completely unclear whether a government will be formed or new elections held. According to the controversial results of the Central Election Committee, the ruling Georgian Dream party has a clear majority of 54 percent. The party of Russia-friendly oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili did not achieve its goal of a constitution-amending majority in parliament. Nevertheless, it is the best result for the party since 2012.

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