ISFED: The illegitimate parliament subordinates the municipal representative body electoral system to the interests of the Georgian Dream
The statement was first published on ISFED’s website. On December 13, 2024, the illegitimate Parliament of Georgia unilaterally and in an accelerated manner amended the Organic Law of Georgia “Election Code of Georgia” and significantly increased the share of the majoritarian component in the mixed electoral system for the elections of the representative body of […]
Press statement: The Return of the Western Colluders: Fake Observers at the Georgian Parliamentary Elections 2024
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in cooperation with researcher Eto Buziashvili, Research Associate of the Atlantic Council’s DFRLab, identified 23 politically biased observers who helped whitewash the fraudulent 2024 Georgian Parliamentary Election. Authoritarian regimes like Russia and Azerbaijan have long relied on such observers to legitimize rigged elections. While heightened scrutiny has curbed […]
JOINT CALL TO GEORGIA’S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS: Defend Democracy in Georgia
Georgia now stands at a precipice between a once-promising democracy and the threat of authoritarianism. The current reality is the product of years of democratic backsliding and the deliberate distancing of the ruling Georgian Dream party (GD) from the European Union integration process. Violations during the 2024 Parliamentary Elections During Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections, four […]
Legitimacy Crisis: How Georgia’s Elections Were Rigged?
Georgia’s October 2024 parliamentary elections, which saw the ruling Georgian Dream party secure a fourth term, have sparked widespread domestic and international non-recognition due to credible allegations of systemic electoral fraud. With opposition parties boycotting parliament and protests erupting in Tbilisi and other main cities, the country faces a deepening legitimacy crisis. Observers report sophisticated […]
ISFED: In Order to Overcome the Current Legal and Political Crisis in the Country, It Is Important to Hold New Elections in Georgia
The statement was first published on ISFED’s website. Georgia currently confronts a severe political and legal crisis, directly resulting from the undemocratic actions of “Georgian Dream” over recent years, constitutional violations, and policies fundamentally contrary to the country’s national interests. The parliamentary elections of October 26, 2024, were conducted with violations of fundamental principles of […]
Georgia: Joint assessment of the Parliamentary Election by ISFED, MyVote, and GYLA
The October 26, 2024, parliamentary election in Georgia displayed multiple, well-documented irregularities identified by three independent domestic election observation missions—ISFED, MyVote, and GYLA—whose combined 3,500+ observers reported widespread, systematic violations that cast serious doubt on the election’s legitimacy. The observer coalition published a detailed analysis of their findings, which reveal a consistent pattern of manipulation […]
Statement on Georgia’s Parliamentary Election on October 26, 2024
Date of Election: October 26, 2024 International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), a founding member of the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), launched a large-scale election observation mission on October 26. With around 1,000 observers inside polling stations, 235 observers stationed outside, and 45 abroad, was further bolstered by 73 observers at […]
ISFED Summary Statement on Georgia’s Parliamentary Election on October 26, 2024
1. Introduction and Key Findings To provide a comprehensive overview of the parliamentary election of October 26, 2024, it is important to assess the entire electoral process, which includes a detailed analysis of the pre-election period, election day, and the post-election period, and to draw conclusions based on these grounds. The results of the October […]
Webinar: Georgia’s Election Showdown: Final Insights Before Saturday’s Vote | 24 OCT 2024 | 3 PM CET
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is pleased to invite you to our fourth and final pre-election briefing on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia. With few days left before Georgians head to the polls on Saturday, this session offers a last chance to assess the campaign that will shape the country’s future. This […]
A Referendum on Europe: Georgia’s Opposition Gears Up for Change
As Georgia gears up for its parliamentary elections on October 26, 2024, opposition parties are consolidating their efforts into coalitions with the objective of displacing the ruling party. These coalitions are fueled by concerns that the current government is jeopardizing the nation’s European Union integration by enacting anti-democratic laws and promoting anti-Western sentiments. This election […]