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We do not accept stolen election results and we are not going to recognize these stolen results ... We will fight like never before for the return of our European future and we will not accept the results of stolen elections,
she said, Interpress news agency reported I would expect the ruling Georgia Dream regime to deploy large number of security forces and use maximum pressure to tough it out with demonstrators,
Ash said in emailed comments ... he said, We resolutely reject such accusations,
Peskov told reporters Monday, ... according to comments reported by TASS news agency and translated by Google They have become standard for many countries, and at the slightest thing they immediately accuse Russia of interference. No, that is not true, there was no interference, and the accusations are absolutely unfounded,
While international and local observers agreed that Election Day was generally well administered, we note reports of irregularities and sporadic violence. International observers have not declared the result to be free and fair. We condemn all contraventions of international norms and join calls from international and local observers for a full investigation of all reports of election-related violations,
The fear of war played a significant role,
Lasha Bakradze from Unity-National Movement told VOA As long as countries and nations think independently and do not unquestioningly follow the orders of their Washington curators, they have a future."
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova responded to Zourabichvili's statement on her Telegram channel, saying These alleged irregularities must be seriously clarified and addressed. We reiterate the EU’s call to the Georgian leadership to demonstrate its firm commitment to the country’s EU path,
Contestants could generally campaign freely,
the OSCE said in its preliminary findings report, while also noting "reports of pressure on voters, particularly on public sector employees, remained widespread in the campaign." The results that were published are just lies and rigged.”
In the capital Tbilisi, Tiko Gelashvili, 32, said The most important question is whether or not these elections will be recognized by the international community,
said Natia Seskuria, executive director of the Regional Institute for Security Studies in Tbilisi Paradoxically, the government further claimed that it was continuing Georgia’s European integration,
It is opposition candidates, activists, and facilities that are facing violent attacks,
This is a welcome result for Moscow,
Olga Oliker, director, Europe and Central Asia program of the International Crisis Group, told Newsweek in emailed comments This represents an important signal for Kremlin policy in the post-Soviet space, which could become a model conflict in the region for the coming years,
Russia sees the country as a prize in a contest with the EU, which had offered Tbilisi candidacy. This last now seems unlikely to move forward anytime soon,
The only way Georgian Dream can remain in power and turn this fraudulent victory into an ability to govern is by cracking down more on media and political freedom
Lincoln Mitchell, a political analyst who once advised Ivanishvili, told the Mail The West has never understood Russian hybrid war in principle - they do not understand the rules of the Kremlin game
Giorgi Badridze, former Georgian ambassador to the UK, told the Mail This was a total rigging, a total robbery of your votes.
She refused to recognise the result and told supporters to rise up tomorrow declaring I do not accept this election. It cannot be accepted, accepting it would be accepting Russia into this country, the acceptance of Georgia’s subordination to Russia,