"We are outraged by what the Central Election Commission has dared to present and state. The results announced recently do not reflect the will of the Georgian people. These figures, obtained as a result of elections conducted in an environment of widespread intimidation, fraud, and bribery, contradict both the historical and current choices of the Georgian people," stated Ana Dolidze, one of the leaders of the Strong Georgia coalition.
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As she said, Strong Georgia is fighting to protect the votes of citizens and has no intention of allowing anyone to take away their choice.
"We are utilizing all means to safeguard the democratic and European choice of Georgian citizens. We understand very well that this is a window that is now open to our citizens, and we appreciate the efforts they have made to express their choices. We will not allow anyone to take this choice away from them," said Ana Dolidze.
According to Aleko Elisashvili, the results announced by the CEC are insulting, and it is difficult to consider them as the outcome of fair elections.
"We witnessed violence, beatings, pressure, intimidation, bribery, and ballot stuffing, practices we thought had been eradicated. Therefore, it is very difficult to label these elections as fair. As a responsible political force, we will fight throughout the night to protect every single vote by all legal means and to demonstrate that these results reflect the true will of the Georgian people. This is our position. A challenging night and a tough battle await us," Elisashvili stated.
According to Badri Japaridze, another leader of the coalition, the support received from voters compels them to continue fighting to protect each vote. "We are doing this at this particular moment," Japaridze said.
The preliminary results of the parliamentary elections held on October 26, presented by the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Giorgi Kalandarishvili, are not recognized by other opposition parties that crossed the electoral threshold - Unity - National Movement, Gakharia - for Georgia, and Coalition for Change.
Giorgi Kalandarishvili, based on the results from 2,206 out of 3,111 election precincts, reported that Georgian Dream received almost 53% of the votes, Coalition for Change garnered 11.2%, Unity - National Movement received 9.83%, Strong Georgia obtained 9.02%, and Gakharia - For Georgia" secured 8.22%.
As per the results of the exit poll conducted by Edison Research, commissioned by Formula TV company, Georgian Dream was supported by 40.9%, while the opposition received a combined total of 51.9%. The exit poll published by Mtavari Arkhi showed nearly the same results, indicating that Georgian Dream garnered 42%.
