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After suspected forgery
Partial recount in Georgia confirms ruling social gathering’s election victory






“Only minor changes” to the election outcomes is the results of the election authorities in Georgia. This confirms the election victory of the governing social gathering.

A partial recount of votes after the disputed parliamentary election in Georgia has confirmed the ruling social gathering’s victory, in accordance with the electoral authority. The recount in round twelve % of the polling stations and round 14 % of the entire votes resulted in “no significant change in the previously announced official results,” the electoral fee informed the AFP information company on Thursday.

“The final counts changed only slightly in about nine percent of the newly counted polling stations,” it mentioned.

After counting virtually all votes, the election fee declared the Moscow-friendly ruling social gathering Georgian Dream the winner with 53.9 % of the votes. The pro-Western opposition alliance got here to round 37.8 %. The opposition accuses the federal government camp of “stealing” their election victory.

Georgia: EU requires an investigation

International observers additionally discovered irregularities within the elections. The European Union referred to as for an investigation into the allegations.

On Wednesday, the Georgian public prosecutor’s workplace opened an investigation into suspected election fraud. It was mentioned that President Salome Zurabishvili had been “summoned” on Thursday to look at allegations of an illegal victory by the ruling social gathering. However, Zurabishvili doesn’t wish to adjust to the summons.

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