The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE) mission has recognized the elections held in Georgia, recording some violations, reports the Georgian platform of Sputnik agency, quoting the statement of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze.
"The OSCE/ODIHR recognizes the elections in the same way as the Georgian society, this is the important thing. The first to give legitimacy to the elections is the Georgian people. You can see that the Georgian people recognize the legitimacy of the elections," said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. The head of the Georgian government noted that the ODIHR recorded only "separate incidents" related to election violations.
"The OSCE/ODIHR also informs that both sides have provided information about individual violent incidents, that is, we are talking about only individual incidents. As a result of the voting, the OSCE/ODIHR did not find any violations in 76 percent of the polling stations where monitoring was carried out," said Kobakhidze, adding that the OSCE/ODIHR confirmed that the elections were held in a free and competitive atmosphere.
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26. The legislative body of the 11th convocation acquired its powers on November 25. The results published by the Central Electoral Commission were rejected and recognized by all four opposition forces that entered the parliament, after which the opposition forces started protesting against the results. According to the summary protocol of the Central Electoral Commission of Georgia, the ruling "Georgian Dream" party received 89 seats in the country's parliament. "Coalition for Changes" (Akhali, Girchi: More Freedom, Droa): 19 seats, "Unity: National Movement" (United National Movement", "Agmashenebel Strategy", "European Georgia") - 16 mandates, "Strong Georgia" ("Lelon for Georgia", "For the People", "Freedom Square", "Citizens") - 14 and "For Georgia" 12 mandates.
