“In the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, the police detained three participants of a protest near the building of the Central Election Commission after the announcement of the results of the parliamentary elections.”, — write: www.ukrinform.ua
According to the media, one of the founders of the opposition television channel Formula, director Georgy Liponava, is among those detained.
After the CEC announced the final results of the elections, several hundred people started a march on Agmashenebeli Avenue and blocked the road. The police demanded that part of the road be cleared. There were clashes between demonstrators and security forces. Several people reported that they were injured and were assisted by medical teams on duty nearby.
It is noted that in the office of the CEC, journalists noticed the head of the special forces, Zviad Kharazishvili, who is under US sanctions due to the violent suppression of peaceful protests.
Currently, a relatively small group of protesters remain on Agmashenebel. The opposition has announced the next protest action, which will take place tomorrow at 19:00 near the Parliament of Georgia.
As reported by Ukrinform, on October 26, voting in the parliamentary elections took place in Georgia.
Read also: In Tbilisi, students protested against the election results – the police intervened The Central Election Commission of Georgia announced that the ruling Georgian Dream party won the elections with 53.9% of the vote and received 89 out of 150 parliamentary mandates.
The Georgian opposition does not recognize the election results, claiming massive falsifications.
The international community calls on Tbilisi to objectively investigate the controversial election results and verify suspicions of massive falsifications.
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