{"id":41001,"date":"2024-10-29T16:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wahlmanipulation-in-georgien\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T16:09:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:09:20","slug":"wahlmanipulation-in-georgien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/be\/wahlmanipulation-in-georgien\/","title":{"rendered":"Election manipulation in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The parliamentary elections in Georgia were marred by massive manipulation and disruption, including violations of the secrecy of the ballot, intimidation and violence against voters, journalists and observers, and bribery at polling stations. The IGFM does not recognise the election results and calls on the EU to clearly name this manipulation and impose sanctions on those responsible.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Georgian IGFM section observes parliamentary elections<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ISHR: physical attacks, intimidation and bribery at polling stations<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Massive election manipulation in Georgia<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Frankfurt am Main, 27 October 2024 – The parliamentary elections in Georgia have been marred by massive manipulation and disruption, reports the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR).<\/strong> These include violations of the secrecy of the ballot, intimidation and violence against voters, journalists and observers, and direct bribery at polling stations.<\/strong> The ISHR does not recognize the election results and is calling on European governments to sanction the representatives of the Georgian Dream party and not to recognize the election.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The attacks against election observers and journalists, as well as the many violations that have been identified, are evidence of the active manipulation of the elections by pro-Russian groups. The European Union must not recognize this manipulated result,\u2019 demands ISHR Chairman Edgar Lamm.
\nAccording to the initial results of the approximately 4,000 domestic election observers, there were more than 345 cases of missing or violated labelling rules. For example, there was manipulation through multiple voting, so-called \u2018carousels\u2019, despite the color marking of the fingers. In more than 90 cases, the secrecy of the ballot was violated. There was also direct bribery of voters at polling stations.
\nIntimidation and physical attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n

In more than 350 cases, unauthorised persons were present at polling stations and in the immediate vicinity and interfered with the voting process. In more than 100 cases, there were physical attacks against voters, journalists and observers. In some cases, official observers were expelled from polling stations and in 163 cases they were so severely obstructed that they were unable to fulfil their duties. Violations that could impair the free will of the population were identified in 25 electoral districts.<\/p>\n

The two private polling institutes, Edison Research and HarrisX, concluded that the ruling Georgian Dream party had a 40 to 42 per cent share of the vote.
\nThe Georgian section of the ISHR, led by Prof Dr Avtandil Davitaia, took part in the election observation as an officially registered election observation team in two Georgian cities. In total, several thousand observers monitored the election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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