EU urges investigation by Georgia into alleged election irregularities

The result, with astir each precincts counted, was a stroke for pro-Western Georgians who had formed the predetermination arsenic a prime betwixt a ruling enactment that has deepened ties with Russia and an absorption aiming to fast-track integration with Europe.

Michel said helium would enactment the taxable connected the docket of the informal EU acme successful Budapest connected November. 8 which would “assess the concern and acceptable the adjacent steps successful our relations with Georgia”.

He besides called connected the Georgian enactment to show its steadfast committedness to the country’s way to the EU.

“Constructive and inclusive dialog crossed the governmental spectrum is present paramount,” helium said.

Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party, present headed for a 4th word successful office, volition instrumentality 89 seats successful parliament, 1 little than it secured successful 2020, the committee said, with 4 pro-Western absorption parties receiving 61 seats successful total.

A bid of violations were reported connected Sunday by 3 abstracted monitoring missions who said the alleged violations, including ballot-stuffing, bribery, elector intimidation and unit adjacent polling stations, could person affected the effect but stopped abbreviated of calling the result fraudulent.

The European Council groups the 27 subordinate states of the European Union.