Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who is currently imprisoned, claimed that the opposition "convincingly" won the parliamentary elections,which were "completely rigged." He called for protests, as stated in Saakashvili’s message on Facebook on Sunday, October 27.

"These elections have been stolen from the Georgian people, so we must engage in continuous demonstrations and civil disobedience," Saakashvili declared.

He added that a unified opposition coordination center should be immediately established to protect the election results. Currently, no one should enter the parliament, Saakashvili emphasized.

"Now is the time for a major protest. We must show the world that we are fighting for freedom and that we are people who do not accept injustice," the politician added .

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On October 27, the Georgian Election Commission's website reported that, after processing ballots from 99% of polling stations, the pro-Russian party Georgian Dream received 54.24% of the votes.

According to the Election Commission, the opposition Coalition for Change received 10.8%, United National Movement – 10.1%, Strong Georgia – 8.7%, and Gakharia – For Georgia – 7.7%.

Opposition Georgian parties Coalition for Change and United National Movement announced that they do not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections and have called for protests..

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the government will be approved despite the opposition's refusal to recognize the election results.

Zlatko Vujović, head of the ENEMO (European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations) observation mission, stated that the parliamentary elections in Georgia on October 27 took place in a "polarized and restrictive environment, undermining the inclusiveness, transparency, and fairness of the electoral process."».

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili also refused to recognize the results of the parliamentary elections.The EU called on Georgian authorities to investigate the election irregularities.