Video Shows Georgia’s Election Chief Doused in Black Paint
Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission meeting to validate the results of the contentious parliamentary elections held on October 26 was disrupted Saturday when black paint was hurled at Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the CEC chairman. David Kirtadze, an opposition commission member from the United National Movement, is shown in videos circulating on social media approaching Kalandarishvili amid a […]
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Putin Allies Celebrate as Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Victory
Election officials in Georgia have said the ruling party got most votes in an election whose result one expert has said is likely to be welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Despite exit polls for opposition TV channels suggesting the four opposition parties had won, preliminary results from Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) gave the […]
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