TBILISI, November 10. /TASS/. Georgia’s opposition activists are holding a march along Tbilisi’s central streets to protests against the outcome of the October 26 parliamentary elections, according to local television channels.
Earlier in the day, several hundred activists gathered in Tbilisi’s Freedom Square and then marched to the embankment. People are carrying flags of Georgia and the European Union. The action is proceeding peacefully, with the police not interfering.
A similar protest march was held in Tbilisi on Saturday.
Georgia held its parliamentary election on Saturday, with 18 parties involved, including the ruling Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia party, which has been in power for 12 years. Electronic ballot boxes were used during these elections for the first time. According to the latest data from the country’s Central Electoral Commission, the ruling party secured 53.93% of the vote, allowing the Georgian Dream to form a government independently. Additionally, the Coalition for Change (11%), the Unity - National Movement (10.16%), the Strong Georgia coalition (8.8%), and the Gakharia For Georgia party (7.76%) have also won seats in parliament, while other parties failed to surpass the five-percent election threshold.
President Salome Zourabichvili and all the opposition parties refuse to recognize the election results, slamming them as rigged. Since November 4, Georgia’s opposition has been staging protest actions demanding rerun elections.