01:19A protest against the results of the elections in Georgia was seen outside the parliament in Tbilisi on Monday, after the country's pro-EU president called on people to take to the streets.
Footage shows a crowd of demonstrators with flags of Georgia, the European Union and even NATO.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that she did 'not recognise' the victory of the governing Georgian Dream party, while Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova described her suggestions of 'interference' as 'nonsense'.
Representatives of the United National Movement and Coalition for Change opposition parties also refused to accept the results. Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili claimed via his X account (formerly Twitter) that the election had been 'completely rigged and stolen'.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the opposition bloc's unwillingness to 'accept the results' of the parliamentary elections a 'hopeless attempt' to save face.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated Kobakhidze on his 'overwhelming victory', while Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also sent a congratulatory letter to the prime minister, calling the Georgian Dream party a 'leading political force'.
The country's Central Election Commission (CEC) released preliminary results on Sunday after 99.65 percent of votes had been counted, with Georgian Dream securing 54.08 percent, overtaking the opposition bloc.
Approximately two million people participated in the election, representing a turnout of 59 percent of eligible voters. A total of 3,044 polling stations opened across the country, with an additional 67 stations abroad.
Factions must win at least five percent, and seats in the legislature are distributed among the parties in proportion to the number of votes cast for their lists. The leading political movement puts forward the candidate for prime minister.
Protesters outside Tbilisi parliament after pro-EU president refuses to accept election result
A protest against the results of the elections in Georgia was seen outside the parliament in Tbilisi on Monday, after the country's pro-EU president called on people to take to the streets.
Footage shows a crowd of demonstrators with flags of Georgia, the European Union and even NATO.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that she did 'not recognise' the victory of the governing Georgian Dream party, while Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova described her suggestions of 'interference' as 'nonsense'.
Representatives of the United National Movement and Coalition for Change opposition parties also refused to accept the results. Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili claimed via his X account (formerly Twitter) that the election had been 'completely rigged and stolen'.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the opposition bloc's unwillingness to 'accept the results' of the parliamentary elections a 'hopeless attempt' to save face.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated Kobakhidze on his 'overwhelming victory', while Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also sent a congratulatory letter to the prime minister, calling the Georgian Dream party a 'leading political force'.
The country's Central Election Commission (CEC) released preliminary results on Sunday after 99.65 percent of votes had been counted, with Georgian Dream securing 54.08 percent, overtaking the opposition bloc.
Approximately two million people participated in the election, representing a turnout of 59 percent of eligible voters. A total of 3,044 polling stations opened across the country, with an additional 67 stations abroad.
Factions must win at least five percent, and seats in the legislature are distributed among the parties in proportion to the number of votes cast for their lists. The leading political movement puts forward the candidate for prime minister.
A protest against the results of the elections in Georgia was seen outside the parliament in Tbilisi on Monday, after the country's pro-EU president called on people to take to the streets.
Footage shows a crowd of demonstrators with flags of Georgia, the European Union and even NATO.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that she did 'not recognise' the victory of the governing Georgian Dream party, while Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova described her suggestions of 'interference' as 'nonsense'.
Representatives of the United National Movement and Coalition for Change opposition parties also refused to accept the results. Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili claimed via his X account (formerly Twitter) that the election had been 'completely rigged and stolen'.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the opposition bloc's unwillingness to 'accept the results' of the parliamentary elections a 'hopeless attempt' to save face.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated Kobakhidze on his 'overwhelming victory', while Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also sent a congratulatory letter to the prime minister, calling the Georgian Dream party a 'leading political force'.
The country's Central Election Commission (CEC) released preliminary results on Sunday after 99.65 percent of votes had been counted, with Georgian Dream securing 54.08 percent, overtaking the opposition bloc.
Approximately two million people participated in the election, representing a turnout of 59 percent of eligible voters. A total of 3,044 polling stations opened across the country, with an additional 67 stations abroad.
Factions must win at least five percent, and seats in the legislature are distributed among the parties in proportion to the number of votes cast for their lists. The leading political movement puts forward the candidate for prime minister.