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Protests in Georgia over disputed vote as PM threatens to ban opposition

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Protests in Georgia over disputed vote as PM threatens to ban opposition



US and EU have called for investigation into alleged irregularities in pro-Russia ruling party’s election victoryGeorgians protested on Saturday as the poll commission rubber-stamped the ruling party’s victory in a contested parliamentary vote marked by claims of Russian meddling and western calls to investigate fraud allegations.The Caucasus nation’s pro-western opposition has denounced the 26 October vote as “fraudulent”, while the EU and the US have called for an investigation into alleged electoral “irregularities”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/16/protests-in-georgia-disputed-vote-election-ban-opposition-russia

Author : Agence France-Presse in Tbilisi

Publish date : 2024-11-16 11:06:51

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