Several people hold rally in Georgia

Representatives of youth opposition movements held a rally outside the Parliament building in Georgia to protest the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 26.

Only a few people participated in the rally. They held such signs as "No to Electoral Fraud" and "Government of Traitors." There were more police officers gathered outside the Parliament than there were protesters, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media. 

The protest was peaceful, with participants who held their signs and refrained from shouting slogans. 

Traffic along Rustaveli Avenue, where the Parliament is located, was not obstructed. Representatives of opposition parties did not participate in this protest. They plan to hold a big rally outside the Parliament on November 4, where they will announce their future plans.    

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