After the partial recount of the votes, the electoral commission confirms the victory of the ruling party.

A partial recount of votes cast during the disputed legislative elections in Georgia confirmed the victory of the ruling party, the electoral commission told Agence France-Presse on Thursday, October 31, as the opposition denounced a vote. ” stolen “.

This count of approximately 12% of the polling stations and 14% of the ballots “did not result in a significant change from the previously announced official results”declared the authority.

The vote took place on Sunday in this small former Soviet republic in the Caucasus. According to the official results, the Georgian Dream party won, in power since 2012 and accused by its detractors of pro-Russian authoritarian drift. But the European Union (EU), the United States and international observers had expressed doubts about the regularity of the vote.

On Wednesday, the Georgia prosecutor’s office announced the opening of an investigation into “alleged falsification” legislative elections. The prosecution specified that it had summoned the pro-Western Georgian president, Salomé Zourabichvili, since it would be “ “It is likely that you have evidence of possible electoral manipulation.”. He announced on Wednesday that he refused to go there.

The vote was seen as a test for Georgia’s European future, which aspires to join the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Since the beginning of the year, the country has also adopted legislation denounced by its Western partners and very close to Russian legislation. one worries “foreign influence” and had sparked mass protests in May, and another restricted the rights of LGBT+ people.