Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, in her lawsuit to the Constitutional Court in connection with “violations,” demands that the results of the October 26 parliamentary elections be declared unconstitutional, the presidential administration reports.
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Zurabishvili filed a lawsuit on Tuesday with the Constitutional Court complaining of violation of the secrecy of voting and the right to universal suffrage during the parliamentary elections held on October 26, the head of state’s lawyer, Eka Beselia, previously told reporters.
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“The President of Georgia filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court of Georgia and demanded that the final election results be declared unconstitutional,” the administration said in a statement.
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On November 16, the Central Election Commission of Georgia published the final protocol of the parliamentary elections held on October 26, according to which the ruling Georgian Dream party won, gaining 53.93% of the votes and receiving 89 mandates out of 150 in parliament. Four opposition parties also entered parliament, but they do not recognize the election results and refuse their seats. Parliament must meet no later than the tenth day after the publication of the final protocol on the convening of the president. However, if the president refuses to convene parliament, the legislature will meet on its own.
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Oppositionists consider the results falsified and demand an international investigation and new parliamentary elections.
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The Georgian prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into the opposition’s allegations of alleged falsification of election results, but most oppositionists are not cooperating with the department.
