Georgia’s Constitutional Court upheld the controversial result of parliamentary elections won by the ruling party in late October, amid a wave of pro-European protests against the government. The opposition has been calling for new elections for more than a month, accusing the Georgian Dream party, in power since 2012, of rigging the elections. Moreover, since Thursday, demonstrations, marred by violence, have targeted the government, which they accuse of pro-Russian authoritarianism and of putting European Union membership ambitions on hold. In mid-November, opposition groups and President Salome Zourabisvili, who is at loggerheads with the government but whose powers are limited, filed an appeal before the Constitutional Court seeking the annulment of the October 26 parliamentary election results. The Court, in a decision made public today, rejected the request, clarifying that its verdict is final and cannot be appealed. A decision that […]
Source: News Beast
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