٠٠:٠١:٢٥Mandatory credit: Georgian Prime Minister's Press office
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the opposition bloc's unwillingness to 'accept the results' of the parliamentary elections a 'hopeless attempt' to justify itself, speaking in Tbilisi on Sunday.
"We were talking about the fact that the opposition does not have the dignity to accept its next defeat. You see, they have never been able to accept the results of elections, to accept defeat with dignity, this is the ninth time they have been defeated in elections. <…> This is an absolutely helpless attempt, it is a hopeless attempt by desperate politicians to somehow justify themselves to the voters," he said.
In turn, representatives of the Unity-National Movement and Coalition of Changes opposition parties refused to accept the election results. According to media reports, one of the party leaders, Elene Khoshtariya, said that the association would start protests from October 27.
The country's Central Election Commission (CEC) released preliminary results on Sunday after 99.65 percent of votes had been counted. The figures demonstrate that Georgian Dream is leading with 54.08 percent, overtaking the opposition bloc.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated Kobakhidze on his 'overwhelming victory' in the parliamentary elections.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also sent a letter to the prime minister, demonstrating his support, and noted that the Georgian Dream party is a 'leading political force' in Tbilisi.
Meanwhile, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili took to her account on the X social media platform to assert that the pro-European opposition 'won with 52 percent despite attempts to rig the elections.'
According to the latest data from the CEC, approximately two million people participated in the election, representing a turnout of 59 percent of the eligible voters. A total of 3,044 polling stations were operational across the country, with an additional 67 stations functioning abroad.
Factions must win at least five percent, and seats in the legislature will be distributed among the parties in proportion to the number of votes cast for their lists. The political movement that comes first will present a candidate for prime minister.
Hopeless attempt to justify themselves to voters - Georgia's PM Kobakhidze on opposition's denial of elections result
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the opposition bloc's unwillingness to 'accept the results' of the parliamentary elections a 'hopeless attempt' to justify itself, speaking in Tbilisi on Sunday.
"We were talking about the fact that the opposition does not have the dignity to accept its next defeat. You see, they have never been able to accept the results of elections, to accept defeat with dignity, this is the ninth time they have been defeated in elections. <…> This is an absolutely helpless attempt, it is a hopeless attempt by desperate politicians to somehow justify themselves to the voters," he said.
In turn, representatives of the Unity-National Movement and Coalition of Changes opposition parties refused to accept the election results. According to media reports, one of the party leaders, Elene Khoshtariya, said that the association would start protests from October 27.
The country's Central Election Commission (CEC) released preliminary results on Sunday after 99.65 percent of votes had been counted. The figures demonstrate that Georgian Dream is leading with 54.08 percent, overtaking the opposition bloc.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated Kobakhidze on his 'overwhelming victory' in the parliamentary elections.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also sent a letter to the prime minister, demonstrating his support, and noted that the Georgian Dream party is a 'leading political force' in Tbilisi.
Meanwhile, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili took to her account on the X social media platform to assert that the pro-European opposition 'won with 52 percent despite attempts to rig the elections.'
According to the latest data from the CEC, approximately two million people participated in the election, representing a turnout of 59 percent of the eligible voters. A total of 3,044 polling stations were operational across the country, with an additional 67 stations functioning abroad.
Factions must win at least five percent, and seats in the legislature will be distributed among the parties in proportion to the number of votes cast for their lists. The political movement that comes first will present a candidate for prime minister.
Mandatory credit: Georgian Prime Minister's Press office
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the opposition bloc's unwillingness to 'accept the results' of the parliamentary elections a 'hopeless attempt' to justify itself, speaking in Tbilisi on Sunday.
"We were talking about the fact that the opposition does not have the dignity to accept its next defeat. You see, they have never been able to accept the results of elections, to accept defeat with dignity, this is the ninth time they have been defeated in elections. <…> This is an absolutely helpless attempt, it is a hopeless attempt by desperate politicians to somehow justify themselves to the voters," he said.
In turn, representatives of the Unity-National Movement and Coalition of Changes opposition parties refused to accept the election results. According to media reports, one of the party leaders, Elene Khoshtariya, said that the association would start protests from October 27.
The country's Central Election Commission (CEC) released preliminary results on Sunday after 99.65 percent of votes had been counted. The figures demonstrate that Georgian Dream is leading with 54.08 percent, overtaking the opposition bloc.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated Kobakhidze on his 'overwhelming victory' in the parliamentary elections.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also sent a letter to the prime minister, demonstrating his support, and noted that the Georgian Dream party is a 'leading political force' in Tbilisi.
Meanwhile, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili took to her account on the X social media platform to assert that the pro-European opposition 'won with 52 percent despite attempts to rig the elections.'
According to the latest data from the CEC, approximately two million people participated in the election, representing a turnout of 59 percent of the eligible voters. A total of 3,044 polling stations were operational across the country, with an additional 67 stations functioning abroad.
Factions must win at least five percent, and seats in the legislature will be distributed among the parties in proportion to the number of votes cast for their lists. The political movement that comes first will present a candidate for prime minister.