The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (thereafter ISFED) believes
that during Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections, four of the five core principles of
democratic elections – universal, free, equal, and secret vote, were violated.
The combination of fundamental violations observed by ISFED during the pre-election
period and on election day of the 2024 parliamentary elections, affected the free
expression of voters’ will; As a result, the election outcome cannot be considered a true
reflection of the will of Georgian voters.
All this was the result of the extensive abuse of administrative resources, involvement
of state agencies in favor of the ruling party, changes to the rules for composition and
decision-making in the Central Election Commission (CEC), flaws in the composition of
Precinct Election Commissions (PECs) and changing the timelines for allocating the
functions to PEC members before election day. Additionally, on election day, the rights
of observers were restricted, which was reflected in denying their access to polling
stations, systematically expelling them from polling stations, and harassing them
verbally and physically.
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