Supporters of opposition parties at a protest action against the parliamentary election outcome in Georgia, November 1, 2020. Photo Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

02 November 2020, 18:21

In Georgia, opposition supporters spend night near parliament building after elections

Today, participants of a protest action against the election outcome, who spent a night in tents set up in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, have left Rustaveli Avenue.

On November 1, members of opposition parties and their supporters demanded to hold a repeated voting at the parliamentary elections. They set up tents in front of the parliament building, although the police tried to prevent them from doing that.

Salome Samadashvili, a member of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, threatened the Georgian authorities with daily protests.

According to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, the ruling "Georgian Dream-Democratic Movement" Party gained the majority of votes (48.15%). Such voter support allows the party forming its own government.

The opposition "United National Movement-United Opposition" bloc gained 27.14%, the "European Georgia" Party – 3.78%, the "Giorgi Vashadze- Construction Strategy" bloc – 3.15%, the "Lelo" Party – 3.15%, the "Alliance of Patriots of Georgia" – 3.14%, the "Girchi" Party – 2.89%, and the "Citizens" Party – 1.33% of the votes.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on November 2, 2020 at 09:09 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

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