International observers said there were concerns with the electoral process both before and during elections in Georgia, fuelling polarisation between Georgian Dream and opposition parties who claim the result was "rigged."
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00:00International observers have confirmed there were issues in the electoral process during
00:07Georgia's Sunday elections.
00:10The head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe delegation said there
00:13were cases of vote buying and double voting, especially in rural areas.
00:19He also said an observer from his delegation found his car vandalized.
00:23The presence of cameras of the ruling party in the polling stations and people in front
00:28of polling stations tracking and possibly controlling voters led widespread climate
00:36of pressure and party organized intimidation and a feeling of big brother is watching you
00:44as one of our observers depicted it.
00:48The Central Election Commission has completed counting votes with the ruling Georgian Dream
00:52Party claiming a majority of nearly 54 percent.
00:56The four parties in the opposition coalition for change which came second in the elections
01:01are giving up their parliamentary mandates according to the union's head.