TBILISI, November 14. /TASS/. The speaker of Georgia’s parliament, Shalva Papuashvili has criticized those in the West who refuse to recognize the October 26 elections in his country, noting that they do not see the log in their own eye.
"In France, there plans for arresting the leader of the second most popular political force (Marine Le Pen - TASS), in Germany some call for canceling the second most popular party (Alternative for Germany - TASS). The opposition’s candidate for the US presidency (Donald Trump - TASS) was threatened with imprisonment for 561 years (and I'm not kidding), and he was saved only by the fact that he was elected president. The prosecutor who investigated the case announced his resignation. The popular saying goes: they see the speck in someone else's eye, but they don't notice the log in their own," Papuashvili wrote on Facebook (banned in Russia; belongs to Meta Corporation, recognized as extremist in Russia).
The European Parliament has held a debate on the elections in Georgia. Some MEPs negatively assessed the elections, alleging that the results were fraudulent and not reflecting the will of the Georgian people.
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26, employing the widespread use of electronic ballot boxes for the first time. According to the Central Election Commission, the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party got 53.93% of the vote. As the winner it has the right to form the government on its own. Four opposition parties cleared the five-percent qualification hurdle: Coalition for Change had 11%, Unity-National Movement — 10.16%, Strong Georgia — 8.8%, and Gakharia for Georgia — 7.76%.
All opposition parties that have entered parliament refuse to recognize the results of the elections. So does Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili. Opposition leaders have been holding protests since November 4 and plan to force the authorities to call repeat elections.