TBILISI, November 17. /TASS/. Georgia’s opposition forces are holding a march in Tbilisi protesting against the outcome of the recent parliamentary elections, a TASS correspondent reports.
The march started from three locations in Tbilisi, with the protesters planning to meet for a rally in front of the parliamentary building.
Georgia held its parliamentary election on October 26, 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 final data from the country’s Central Electoral Commission, the ruling party secured 53.93% of the vote and won 89 seats in parliament, allowing the Georgian Dream to form a government independently. Additionally, the Coalition for Change (11.03%) won 19 seats, the Unity - National Movement (10.17%) - 16 seats, the Strong Georgia coalition (8.81%) - 14 seats, and the Gakharia For Georgia party (7.78%) - 12 seats.
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.