Opposition: Georgian women to protest against election results in Tbilisi

The opposition members have announced that a women’s march is scheduled to take place in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on November 24.

The event aims to protest against the "falsification of election results and the deterioration of the democratic situation in the country". Organisers claim that these issues are contributing to a rising number of people leaving Georgia, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

The rally will begin at Freedom Square at 3:00 p.m. (GMT+4), with participants marching towards the residence of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia party. The symbol of the rally will be travel bags and suitcases.

Organisers are encouraging participants to bring similar items to make the protest more visible. 

The rally is organised by the "Women's Movement of Georgia" and the women's inter-party group, which includes "Coalition for Change", "Strong Georgia," "Unity – National Movement," and "Gakharia for Georgia".

The parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26. 

According to the Central Election Commission, the ruling "Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia" party received 53.93 per cent of the votes, winning the right to form the government independently. Four opposition parties surpassed the five per cent threshold: "Coalition for Change" with 11 per cent, "United National Movement" with 10.16 per cent, "Strong Georgia" with 8.8 per cent and "Gakharia for Georgia" with 7.76 per cent.

All opposition parties that entered Parliament have refused to recognise the election results, deeming them to be fraudulent. Georgian incumbent President Salome Zourabichvili has also rejected the election outcomes. President Zourabichvili said that the data from the Central Election Commission has been manipulated, and the opposition actually received more votes in total than "Georgian Dream" party thereby securing a majority in the Parliament.

By Naila Huseynova