Georgian president wants international probe into election results


  • World
  • Tuesday, 29 Oct 2024

Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili speaks during an interview with Reuters following the recent parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

PARIS (Reuters) - Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called on Tuesday for international pressure to force a review of parliamentary elections she said were rigged.

Official results said the governing Georgian Dream party won nearly 54% of the vote, but Zourabichvili and pro-Western opposition parties have rejected this. Thousands of people protested on Monday night in the capital Tbilisi.

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