The purpose of the mission is to assess the situation in the country; The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus may receive a broader mandate.
Brussels is sending a “technical mission” from the European External Action Service and the European Commission to Georgia to assess the situation, reports Radio Liberty journalist Rikard Jozwiak.
The decision was made at a meeting of EU foreign ministers. The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus may receive a broader mandate.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and opposition parties did not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections held in the country – against the backdrop of hundreds of violations identified by observers and questions about the secrecy of voting. Georgia’s Central Election Commission and the ruling Georgian Dream party deny any fraud.
Analysts who analyzed data from polling stations point to anomalies in the distribution of votes, which indicate fraud. Observers noted similar violations during the Georgia election.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in its report on the most recent elections in Georgia, documented “incidents of vote buying, a widespread atmosphere of party-led pressure and intimidation before and during the elections , especially in rural areas.”
The non-profit watchdog organization Fair Elections (ISFED) has documented cases of bribery, among other things.
Let us remind you that the opposition Georgian political forces said that they do not recognize the election results and expressed protests.
They also said they would boycott the new parliament to prevent it from gaining legitimacy.
Source: korrespondent
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