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
The West has never understood Russian hybrid war in principle - they do not understand the rules of the Kremlin game
This was a total rigging, a total robbery of your votes.
Staying in power is an existential matter of survival for Ivanshvili,
He is appeasing Russia, but I see no reason to suggest that he is owned or run by Russia and that’s an important distinction,
It is very simple, Ivanishvili actually does what he says. He promises to outlaw and jail his opponents and have no reason to doubt he will try to do that,
I could tell you anything and you wouldn’t be able to check it.”
It is tempting for the opposition to dismiss that Ivanishivli’s party has no support, that they completely bought the elections,
The elections took place in a calm and free environment."
The people of Georgia know what is best for their country, and made their voice heard today!”
The Georgians won. Well done.”
We declare that we will not recognise the results of these stolen elections,
It is a rare case in the world that the same party achieves such success in such a difficult situation – this is a good indicator of the talent of the Georgian people,
This is an attempt to steal Georgia’s future,
Georgian Dream will not stay in power,
For me, it’s not a country I want to live in,
This is election theft, a constitutional coup, and Georgian Dream will answer for it according to Georgian law,
Oligarch Ivanishvili stole the victory from the Georgian people and thereby stole the European future. On behalf of the Unity-National Movement, we declare that we do not accept the results of the elections,
Based on analysis of the pre-election environment, widespread manipulation on election day, and unprecedented pressure on voters, we believe that the preliminary results released by the CEC do not reflect the true will of Georgian citizens. We will continue to demand the annulment of these results,
We promised to protect your votes, and I apologize for not identifying this complex scheme earlier,