In an assessment of the pre-election period ahead of the upcoming runoffs of mayoral races scheduled in six electoral districts on November 12, ISFED observed instances of harassment and intimidation on political grounds intertwined with misuse of administrative resources in Ozurgeti, which threaten equal and free pre-election environment.

Ozurgeti remains to be a competitive district and high concentration of intimidation cases resemble the trend from 2016 parliamentary elections.

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